(i) For employees on rotating tours of duty. Nonresident employees taking one or two meals each tour of duty and whose tours of duty rotate through the three meals, and employees who are subject to periodic shifts of tours of duty are charged at average monthly meal rates: $42.30 effective September 26, 1985; $49.70 effective April 1, 1986; $58.40 effective April 1, 1987 if such employee takes one meal each day; and $85 effective September 26, 1985; $100 effective April 1, 1986; $117.50 effective April 1, 1987 if they take two meals each day.

(ii) For official absences from duty. An employee, resident or nonresident, absent from all meals for a period of seven or more consecutive days during vacation, holidays, accumulated pass days and other protracted absence from duty such as sick leave, is not charged for meals during that period of official absence. Arrangements for this allowance must be made in advance of absence. Sick leave and absence without pay may not be combined to produce seven or more days for this allowance, either with each other, or with vacations, holidays and personal leave days. Exceptions to this provision are made only with the approval of the head of the facility.

(iii) For nonofficial guests. Charges for meals from facility dining rooms furnished to nonofficial guests (adults or children) visiting individual officers or employees, with the approval of the head of the institution, are charged at the following rates: