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2016 CBA Tentati ve Agreement Page 89 of 217 Employees who are authorized for reimbursement under this Section are not eligible for reimbursement of house - hunting trips, temporary quarters, or storage of household goods. Section 4. House - hunting trips, not to exceed ten (10) calendar days, and reimbursement for associated expenses, shall be authorized whe n the following conditions exist: a. the employee is authorized relocation benefits for a Permanent Change in Station (PCS) in accordance with the FAATP and this Agreement; b. both the old and new official stations are located within a non - foreign area; c. the e mployee is not assigned to government or other pre arranged housing at the new official station; and d. the old and new official stations are seventy - five (75) or more miles apart (as measured by map distance) via a usually traveled surface route. Section 5 . Employees will be reimbursed for temporary quarters subsistence expenses (TQSE) subsistence costs while occupying temporary quarters for a period of up to sixty (60) days. Approval must be given in advance and the employee must be on an official Travel A uthorization. Such reimbursement applies to moves within the United States, its territories and possessions, and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. a. Any time expended in a house - hunting trip is included in the initial sixty (60) day period. b. Temporary quarte r's authorizations may be extended in accordance with the FAATP. c. For employees authorized the fixed rate method of reimbursement, subsistence costs will be reimbursed for no more than thirty (30) days. This time period is not reduced if the Agency authori zes a house - hunting trip. Section 6. Use of a Relocation Services Company may be authorized when the new official station is at least fifty (50) miles from the old residence (as measured by map distances) via a usually traveled surface route. Section 7. Any cap on property value which may apply to reimbursement of authorized sale or purchase of real estate shall be in accordance with the FAATP. Section 8. Employees may choose to receive reimbursement for a property management services fee on an employee' s residence in lieu of reimbursement for real estate expenses associated with the sale of a residence at the old duty station in accordance with the FAATP. Employees who elect to use the property management services, and are not reimbursed for real estate expenses associated with the purchase of a residence at the new duty station in accordance with the FAATP, shall receive an incentive payment equal to five thousand five hundred forty - five dollars ($5,545.00), less applicable taxes. Section 9. When reimbu rsement of travel expenses is authorized, employees shall receive a miscellaneous expense allowance equal to one (1) week's basic salary including locality pay and, where applicable, cost of living allowance (COLA) of the new official station, at the rate of grade

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