1. Explanation of Material Transmitted: The Office of Financial Management (OFM), Office of Management (OM), Office of the Director (OD) is rescinding Manual Chapter 1500-08. Superseding this chapter is the Temporary NIH Manual Chapter 0005: NIH Travel Policy.  This temporary chapter provides updated travel policy and requirements while the HHS Travel Policy Manual dated September 10, 2018 (Edition #: 2018-Q4) undergoes revision. The HHS Travel Policy Manual is available here. 
    
2. Filing Instructions:

• Remove: NIH Manual Chapter 1500-08 dated 01/23/2006.
• Insert: Temporary NIH Manual Chapter 0005: NIH Travel Policy dated 08/03/2023.

PLEASE NOTE: For information on:

• Content of this chapter, contact the issuing office listed above
• NIH Policy Manual, contact the Division of Compliance Management, Office of Management Assessment, OM on 301-496-4606 or enter this URL: https://oma.od.nih.gov/DMS/Pages/Manual-Chapters.aspx