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Exhibit B <br /> Schedule 1 <br /> Employees are not authorized to reserve non -traditional short -term lodging, such as Airbnb , VRBO, <br /> and HomeAway . Employees who elect to make such reservations shall not be reimbursed . <br /> 4 . Meals and Incidental Expenses <br /> Employee meals and incidental expenses while on travel status within the continental U . S . are in <br /> accordance with the federal per diem rates published by the General Services Administration . <br /> Incidental expenses include tips to maids , hotel staff, and shuttle drivers and other minor travel <br /> expenses , Per diem rates are available at www . gsa . gov/perdiem . <br /> Per diem for Alaska , Hawaii , U . S . protectorates and international destinations are provided <br /> separately by the Department of State and will be determined as required . <br /> A . Overnight Travel <br /> For each full day of travel , all three meals are reimbursable . Per diems on the first and last day of a <br /> trip are governed as set forth below . <br /> Departure Day <br /> Depart before 12 : 00 noon Lunch and dinner <br /> Depart after 12 : 00 noon Dinner <br /> Return Day <br /> Return before 12 : 00 noon Breakfast <br /> Return between 12 : 00 noon & 7 : 00 p . m . Breakfast and lunch <br /> Return after 7 : 00 p . m . * Breakfast, lunch and dinner <br /> * 7 : 00 p . m . is defined as direct travel time and does not include time taken to stop for dinner . <br /> The reimbursement rates for individual meals are calculated as a percentage of the full day per diem <br /> as follows : <br /> Breakfast 15 % <br /> Lunch 25 % <br /> Dinner 60 % <br /> B . Same Day Travel <br /> Employees traveling at least 100 miles to a site and returning in the same day are eligible to claim <br /> lunch on an expense report . Employees on same day travel status are eligible to claim dinner in the <br /> event they return home after 7 : 00 p . m . * <br /> * 7 : 00 p . m . is defined as direct travel time and does not include time taken to stop for dinner . <br /> ••:;:wW tyler <br /> 3 <br />