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Exhibit B <br /> Schedule 1 <br /> <br />3 <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 /> <br />4. Meals and Incidental Expenses <br /> <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 /> <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 /> <br />A. Overnight Travel <br /> <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 /> <br />Departure Day <br /> <br />Depart before 12:00 noon Lunch and dinner <br />Depart after 12:00 noon <br /> <br />Return Day <br /> <br />Dinner <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 /> <br />*7:00 p.m. is defined as direct travel time and does not include time taken to stop for dinner. <br /> <br />The reimbursement rates for individual meals are calculated as a percentage of the full day per diem <br />as follows: <br /> <br /> Breakfast 15% <br /> Lunch 25% <br /> Dinner 60% <br /> <br />B. Same Day Travel <br /> <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 /> <br />*7:00 p.m. is defined as direct travel time and does not include time taken to stop for dinner. <br />Docusign Envelope ID: 6FC12B63-3E9A-4FBB-9F3D-622DAFB48167