Office of Management and Budget

OMB Circular A-11

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OMB Circular A–11 (2016), Entire File (PDF Version)  (916 pages, 10.4 mb)

OMB Circular A–11, Transmittal Memorandum #90—7/1/16  (2 pages, 359 kb)

Table of Contents  (22 pages, 307 kb)
Guide to OMB Circular No. A–11   (4 pages, 107 kb)
Summary of Changes  (4 pages, 106 kb)

PART 1

General Information

10.  Overview of the budget   (8 pages, 109  kb)
15.  Basic budget laws  (4 pages, 70 kb)
20.  Terms and concepts   (44 pages, 922 kb)
21.  Overview of Scoring Legislation (6 pages, 105 kb)
22.  Communications with the Congress and the public and clearance requirements   (4 pages, 75 kb)

PART 2

Preparation and Submission of Budget Estimates

I. General Policies and Requirements

25.  Summary of requirements  (6 pages, 122 kb)
31.  Policies, laws, and other general requirements for budget estimates   (14 pages, 190 kb)
32.  Personnel compensation, benefits, and related costs   (6 pages, 94. kb)

II. The Budget Submission

51.  Basic justification materials   (10 pages, 139 kb)
54.  Rental payments for space and land   (6 pages, 136 kb)
55.  Information technology investments   6 pages, 87 kb)

III. MAX Data and Other Materials Required After Passback

79.  The budget data system   (14 pages, 152 kb)
80.  Development of baseline estimates   (6 pages, 89 kb)
81.  Policy and baseline estimates of budget authority, outlays, and receipts (schedules A, S, R, and K)   (10 pages, 120 kb)
82. Combined schedule X   (48pages, 932 kb)
83.  Object classification (schedule O)   (32 pages, 285 kb)
84.  Character classification (schedule C)  (12 pages, 129 kb)
85.  Estimating employment levels and the employment summary (schedule Q)  (8 pages, 161 kb)
86.  Special schedules   (22 pages, 210 kb)
95.  Budget Appendix and print materials  (20 pages, 204 kb)
100.  Sequestration  (12 pages, 157 kb)

 

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PART 3

Selected Actions Following Transmittal of the Budget

110.  Supplementals and amendments  (8 pages, 75 kb)
112.  Deferrals and Presidential proposals to rescind or cancel funds  (14 pages, 158 kb)
113.  Investment transactions  (12 pages, 144 kb)

 PART 4

Instructions on Budget Execution

I. Apportionment and Reapportionments

120.  Apportionment process   (52 pages, 461 kb)
123.  Apportionments under continuing resolutions   (6 pages, 98 kb)
124.  Agency operations in the absence of appropriations  (4 pages, 79 kb)

II. Budget Execution Reports

130.  SF 133, Report on Budget Execution and Budgetary Resources  (28 pages, 287 kb)

III. Other Reports

135.  Procedures for monitoring Federal outlays  (18 pages, 738 kb)
140.  Reports on unvouchered expenditures   (4 pages, 60 kb)
145.  Requirements for reporting Antideficiency Act violations   (8 pages, 109 kb)
150.  Administrative control of funds   (4 pages, 62 kb)

PART 5

Federal Credit

185.  Federal credit   (78 pages, 607 kb)

PART 6  

Strategic Plans, Annual Performance Plans, Performance Reviews, and Annual Program Performance Reports

Executive Summary   (4 pages, 93 kb)
200.  Overview of the Federal performance framework   (24 pages, 427 kb)
210.  Performance.gov and public reporting   (14 pages, 183 kb)
220.  Cross-agency priority goals and Federal performance plan   (4 pages, 75 kb)
230.  Agency strategic planning   (12 pages, 133 kb)
240.  Annual performance planning   (8 pages, 125 kb)
250.  Agency priority goals   (8 pages, 100 kb)
260.  Annual performance reporting   (6 pages, 72 kb)
270.  Performance and strategic reviews   (16 pages, 175 kb)
280.  Federal program inventory   (4 pages, 70 kb)
290.  Elimination of unnecessary agency plans and reports   (4 pages, 61 kb)

PART 7

Appendices

A.  Scorekeeping guidelines  (6 pages, 62 kb)
B.  Budgetary treatment of lease-purchases and leases of capital assets  (10 pages, 141 kb)
C.  Listing of OMB agency/bureau and Treasury codes   (12 pages, 264 kb)
F.  Format of SF132, SF133, schedule P, and SBR  (76 pages, 547 kb)
G.  Crosswalk between Antideficiency Act and Title 31 of the U.S. Code  (10 pages, 94 kb)
H.  Checklist for funds control regulations  (6 pages, 77 kb)
J.  Principles of budgeting for capital asset acquisitions   (6 pages, 78 kb)
K.  Selected OMB guidance and other references regarding capital assets  (2 pages, 59 kb)
Supplement to Part 7—Capital Programming Guide  (94 pages, 1.8 mb)

INDEX  (8 pages, 124 kb)