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Table of Contents
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Note: Blank pages are intentional—for print purposes

OMB Circular A–11 (2004), Entire File (PDF Version)  (7mb)
OMB Circular A–11 (2004), Entire File (ZIP FILE)  
(13mb)

OMB Circular A–11, Transmittal Memorandum #78--7/16/04  
(53k)
Table of Contents  
(308k)
Guide to the Circular  
(63k)
Summary of Changes  
(70k)

PART 1

General Information

10. Overview of the budget  (128k)
15. Basic budget laws  
(52k)
20. Terms and concepts  
(491k)
22. Communications with Congress and the public and clearance requirements  
(55k)

PART 2  

Preparation and Submission of Budget Estimates

I. General Policies and Requirements

25. Summary of requirements  (153k)
26. Summary of performance information requirements  
(68k)
30. Basic policies and assumptions  
(58k)
31. Compliance with administration policies and other general requirements  
(70k)
32. Estimating employment levels, compensation, benefits, and related costs  
(140k)
33. Estimates related to specific types of programs and expenditures  
(83k)

II. The Budget Submission

51. Basic justification materials  (96k)
52. Information on financial management  
(92k)
53. Information technology and e-government  
(298k)
54. Rental payments for space and land  
(117k)

III. MAX Data and Other Materials Required After Passback

71. Reporting by budget account  (67k)
79. The budget data system  
(166k)
80. Development of baseline estimates  
(62k)
81. Policy and baseline estimates of budget authority, outlays, and receipts (schedules A, S, R, and K)  
(202k)
82. Program and financing (schedule P)  
(492k)
83. Object classification (schedule O)  
(467k)
84. Character classification (schedule C)  
(186k)
85. Performance metrics (schedule V)  (32k)
86. Other MAX data  
(285k)
95. Budget Appendix and print materials  
(163k)

PART 3  

Selected Actions Following Transmittal of the Budget

110. Supplementals and amendments  (88k)
112. Rescission proposals and deferrals  (311k)
113. Investment transactions  (144k)

PART 4  

Instructions on Budget Execution

I. Apportionment and Reapportionments

120. Apportionment/reapportionment process  (200k)
121. SF 132, Apportionment and reapportionment schedule  
(328k)
123. Apportionments under continuing resolutions  
(57k)
124. Agency operations in the absence of appropriations  
(44k)

II. Budget Execution Reports

130. SF 133 Report on budget execution and budgetary resources  (297k)

III. Other Reports

135. Procedures for monitoring Federal outlays  (207k)
140. Reports on unvouchered expenditures  
(53k)
145. Requirements for reporting Antideficiency Act violations  
(102k)
150. Administrative control of funds
  
(50k)

PART 5  

Federal Credit

185. Federal credit  (847k)

PART 6  

Preparation and Submission of Strategic Plans, Annual Performance Plans, and Annual Program Performance Reports

200. Overview of strategic plans, performance budgets, and annual performance and accountability reports  (71k)
210. Preparing and submitting a strategic plan 
(57k)
220. Preparing and submitting performance budgets  
(46k)
230. Preparing and submitting the annual program performance report, the performance portion of a performance and accountability report   
(62k)

PART 7  

Planning, Budgeting, Acquisition, and Management of Capital Assets

300. Planning, budgeting, acquisition, and management of capital assets  (507k)

Supplement to Part 7—Capital Programming Guide  
(24k)

PART 8  

Appendices

A. Scorekeeping guidelines  (89k)
B. Budgetary treatment of lease-purchases and leases of capital assets  
(120k)
C. Listing of OMB agency/bureau and Treasury codes  
(368k)
D. Explanation of MAX edit checks (will be issued at a later date)  
(24k)
E. Diagnostic reports  
(39k)
F. Format of SF 132 and SF 133  (369k)
G. Crosswalk between Antideficiency Act and Title 31 of the U.S. Code  
(157k)
H. Checklist for fund control regulations  
(79k)
J. Principles of budgeting for capital asset acquisitions  
(73k)
K. Selected OMB guidance and references regarding capital assets  
(48k)

Index  (131k)
Agency Comment Sheet  
(24k)
Order Form  
(47k)