BOP Program Statement 2274.01 § 4

a. Requests. The Bureau must authorize all official travel for Bureau staff provided from

sources outside of the federal government before the travel takes place.

To seek such authorization, the staff member must submit a BP-A0525, Request for Approval of

Travel Through Outside Source Funding form. All requested information must be provided.

This form and authorization process is in addition to the authorization process needed for any

official travel and the reporting requirements of other travel regulations.

Listed below are the officials who must authorize outside funding of travel. Each official who

approves the travel must forward the form to the next office. If any official disapproves, they will

return the form to the staff member and explain the reason(s) for disapproval.

Travel within the United States. The Director of the Bureau may approve official travel within

the 50 states. The staff member must get authorization from the Director of the Bureau and their

immediate supervisor, Chief Executive Officer, and Regional Director (or, for Central Office

staff, their Assistant Director).

Once the staff member receives the required signatures, the BP-A0525 is forwarded to the Ethics

Officer for review.

b. Ethics Officer Review. The Director of the Bureau may approve acceptance of outside

funding only after review and written recommendation by the Bureau Ethics Officer and General

Counsel to determine whether there is any conflict of interest. At any point in the authorization

process, staff may contact the Ethics Office with any questions regarding the authorization.

c. Travel to a Foreign Nation. Only the Director of the Bureau may approve travel between

the United States and a foreign nation, and such costs must be paid by the United States.

However, an outside source may fund travel within a foreign nation.

The staff member must follow the same authorization process for Travel within a Foreign Nation

outlined in subsections 6 a. and b. of this program statement.