[Code of Federal Regulations]
[Title 32, Volume 4]
[Revised as of July 1, 2002]
From the U.S. Government Printing Office via GPO Access
[CITE: 32CFR644.26]

[Page 126]
 
                       TITLE 32--NATIONAL DEFENSE
 
              CHAPTER V--DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY (CONTINUED)
 
PART 644--REAL ESTATE HANDBOOK--Table of Contents
 
                       Subpart A--Project Planning
 
Sec. 644.26  Required clearances.

    (a) As stated in AR 405-10 and AFR 87-1, no real estate or interests 
therein will be acquired until there is legislative authorization for 
the acquisition (41 U.S.C. 14) and an appropriation available for the 
purpose.
    (b) AR 405-10 and AFR 87-1 also outline the clearances which must be 
made within the Departments of the Army and the Air Force, with the 
Department of Defense, and with the Committees on Armed Services of the 
Senate and the House of Representatives before acquisition may proceed. 
The Chief of Engineers is responsible for initiating all clearance 
actions as to Army acquisitions. The Director of Engineering and 
Services (AF/PRE) and the Director of Planning, Programming and Analysis 
(AF/RDXI), as to industrial installations, of Headquarters, USAF, are 
responsible for initiating all clearance actions as to Air Force 
acquisitions.