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SEC. 3. DEFINITIONS
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.02 FEDERAL PER DIEM RATE.
(1) General rule. The Federal per diem rate is
equal to the sum of the Federal lodging expense rate
and the Federal meal and incidental expense (M&IE) rate
for the locality of travel. The Federal per diem rate,
the Federal lodging expense rate, and the Federal M&IE
rate for a locality in the continental United States
(“CONUS”) are set forth in Appendix A of 41 C.F.R.,
Chapter 301. See 41 C.F.R. Part 301-7 (1990) for
specific rules regarding these Federal rates. The
Federal per diem rates for nonforeign localities
outside the continental United States (“OCONUS”)
(including Alaska, Hawaii, Puerto Rico, the Northern
Mariana Islands, and the possessions of the United
States) are established by the Secretary of Defense and
listed in Civilian Personnel Per Diem Bulletins
published periodically in the Federal Register. See,
e.g., Civilian Personnel Per Diem Bulletin Number 153,
55 Fed. Reg. 50,864 (December 11, 1990). The Federal
per diem rates for foreign OCONUS localities are
established by the Secretary of State and published,
together with the rates for nonforeign OCONUS
localities, in the Per Diem Supplement to the
Standardized Regulations (Government Civilians, Foreign
Areas). See, e.g., Maximum Travel Per Diem Allowances
for Foreign Areas, PD Supplement 319, issued December
1, 1990.
(2) Outside CONUS. For OCONUS travel away from
home, if a separately identified Federal lodging
expense rate or Federal M&IE rate does not exist for
the OCONUS locality of travel, 60 percent of the
applicable Federal per diem rate for that locality of
travel is treated as equivalent to the Federal lodging
expense rate for that locality and 40 percent of the
applicable Federal per diem rate for that locality of
travel is treated as equivalent to the Federal M&IE
rate for that locality. If a separately identified
Federal lodging expense rate or Federal M&IE rate is
adopted for an OCONUS locality of travel for which no
such separately identified rate previously existed,
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