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1 THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 16 JUNE 2013, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ALASKA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BAHAMAS, BAHRAIN, BELGIUM, BENIN, BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, BURKINA FASO, CAMEROON, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CHILE, COLOMBIA, CONGO, COSTA RICA, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, CYPRUS, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EGYPT, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ESTONIA, FAEROE ISLANDS, FINLAND, FRANCE, GABON, GAMBIA, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GIBRALTAR, GREECE, HONG KONG, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JERUSALEM, KOREA, KOSOVO, KUWAIT, KYRGYZSTAN, LATVIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALI, MALTA, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGER, NIGERIA, NORWAY, PAKISTAN, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SENEGAL, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SURINAME, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SYRIA, THAILAND, TOGO, TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UGANDA, UKRAINE, URUGUAY, VENEZUELA AND VIETNAM THE REVIEWS ARE GROUPED BY TYPE OF ALLOWANCE (SECTION A: COST-OF- LIVING; SECTION B: OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE; SECTION C: EXCHANGE RATES, SECTION D: NO CHANGES BASED ON REVIEW); THEREFORE, A COUNTRY/ MAY BE LISTED IN MORE THAN ONE SECTION OF THE MESSAGE. SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: COUNTRY: (AK) ALASKA COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA N/C 005, 013, 015, 023, 027, 030, 039, 099, , 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA , 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 1 of 22

2 COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM , 015, 018, 055, , N/C 040 COUNTRY: (BJ) BENIN COUNTRY: (BA) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA COUNTRY: (BW) BOTSWANA COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL COUNTRY: (BG) BULGARIA COUNTRY: (BF) BURKINA FASO COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON 136 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CF) CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC COUNTRY: (TD) CHAD COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE , 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA , 003, 999 Page 2 of 22

3 COUNTRY: (CG) CONGO COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA 130 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (CI) COTE D'IVOIRE 136 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CY) CYPRUS N/C 999 COUNTRY: (DK) DENMARK , 003, 004, 025 COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC , 999 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT None N/C 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 COUNTRY: (GQ) EQUATORIAL GUINEA COUNTRY: (EE) ESTONIA 130 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (FO) FAEROE ISLANDS COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE , 555, , 009, 011, 014, 015, 025, 037, 201 COUNTRY: (GA) GABON Page 3 of 22

4 COUNTRY: (DE) GERMANY 126 N/C 019, 027, 039, 055, 059, 061, 063, 123, 129, 137, 153, 207, 227, 228, 301, 307, 311, 313, 317, 323, 329, 355, 359, 503, 603, 663, 700, 741, , 169, 501, 531, 549, , 157, 203, 221, 224, 369, 407, 415, 425, 469, 573, 703, 721, , , 205, N/C 229, 230, , N/C 539 COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE , 015, None N/C N/C 001, 007 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA , 555, 556, 557, COUNTRY: (IE) IRELAND , 999 COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY , 073, N/C 035, N/C N/C , , , 007, 027, 033, 054, 062, 064, 068, , 066 Page 4 of 22

5 COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN , , 011, 015, 022, 029, 031, 069, , 033, 065, 067, 073, 077, , , 052, , , 106 COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA , 010, 035, N/C 017, 045, 047, 070, 176, 178, , , N/C COUNTRY: (XK) KOSOVO 106 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (LV) LATVIA COUNTRY: (LT) LITHUANIA 140 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA , 999 Page 5 of 22

6 COUNTRY: (ML) MALI 142 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MT) MALTA 136 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (ME) MONTENEGRO COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS , 025, N/C 001, 003, 007, 017, 021, 041, 046, 065, 070, N/C 027, COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND , COUNTRY: (NE) NIGER COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY , 999 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU , 999 COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES , 005, N/C 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND 114 N/C 001, 005, 999 Page 6 of 22

7 COUNTRY: (PT) PORTUGAL COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA COUNTRY: (SN) SENEGAL 132 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SG) SINGAPORE COUNTRY: (SK) SLOVAKIA COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA , COUNTRY: (ES) SPAIN 128 N/C 005, , 014, 018, , 008, 009, 016, 017, 022, 023, 027, 060 None N/C 004 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWAZILAND COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN , 003, 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D, X Page 7 of 22

8 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND , COUNTRY: (TG) TOGO COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA 102 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY N/C 003 None N/C None 001 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE , 999 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY , 999 Page 8 of 22

9 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: NOTE: FOR MOST COUNTRIES, OHA TABLES ARE PUBLISHED IN LOCAL CURRENCY. ALL CURRENCY CHANGES ARE REPORTED IN SECTION C. COUNTRY: (AR) ARGENTINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM COUNTRY: (BA) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BG) BULGARIA COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 9 of 22

10 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE OTHER COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE OTHER Page 10 of 22

11 COUNTRY: (CI) COTE D'IVOIRE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (HR) CROATIA COUNTRY: (DK) DENMARK RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO OTHER DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO OTHER COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER EGYPT: EG ABU-HAMED 007 SAME AS OTHER ALEXANDRIA 002 SAME AS CAIRO CAIRO BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) 003 SAME AS OTHER ISMAILIA 006 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (EE) ESTONIA Page 11 of 22

12 COUNTRY: (FI) FINLAND COUNTRY: (FR) FRANCE COUNTRY: (GM) GAMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (GE) GEORGIA COUNTRY: (DE) GERMANY COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IE) IRELAND COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ JS JERUSALEM JS JERUSALEM COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (XK) KOSOVO Page 12 of 22

13 COUNTRY: (LV) LATVIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ LV LATVIA LV LATVIA COUNTRY: (LT) LITHUANIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (LU) LUXEMBOURG COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (MT) MALTA COUNTRY: (ME) MONTENEGRO COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NP) NEPAL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 13 of 22

14 COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION OTHER PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION OTHER COUNTRY: (PE) PERU CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ PERU: PE LIMA OTHER PERU: PE LIMA OTHER COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 14 of 22

15 COUNTRY: (PT) PORTUGAL COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SN) SENEGAL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SG) SINGAPORE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SK) SLOVAKIA COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (ES) SPAIN COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SY) SYRIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) COUNTRY: (TT) TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO CHANGE CODE(S): D Utility Allowance is revised to 621 US Dollars and MIHA\Miscellaneous is revised to 464 US Dollars COUNTRY: (TG) TOGO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 15 of 22

16 COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER Page 16 of 22

17 COUNTRY: (VE) VENEZUELA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ VENEZUELA: VE CARACAS OTHER VENEZUELA: VE CARACAS OTHER Page 17 of 22

18 SECTION C EXCHANGE RATE INFORMATION: CHANGES TO ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON VALUE FLUCTUATIONS OF FOREIGN MONETARY UNITS IN RELATION TO THE U.S. DOLLAR. EXCHANGE RATES USED BY THE COMMITTEE FOLLOW: FROM TO ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM BENIN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BRAZIL BULGARIA (OHA) BULGARIA (COLA) BURKINA FASO CAMEROON CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CHILE COLOMBIA CONGO COSTA RICA COTE D'IVOIRE CROATIA (OHA) CYPRUS DENMARK DOMINICAN REPUBLIC EGYPT EQUATORIAL GUINEA ESTONIA FAEROE ISLANDS FINLAND FRANCE GABON GAMBIA GEORGIA (OHA) GERMANY GREECE INDIA IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY JAPAN Page 18 of 22

19 FROM TO JERUSALEM KOREA KOSOVO LATVIA LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA (OHA) MALAYSIA MALI MALTA MONTENEGRO MOROCCO NAMIBIA NEPAL NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NIGER PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL ROMANIA (OHA) RUSSIA SENEGAL SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SWAZILAND SWEDEN SYRIA THAILAND TOGO TUNISIA TURKEY UKRAINE URUGUAY VENEZUELA EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 19 of 22

20 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (BS) BAHAMAS Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bahamas based on data review. COUNTRY: (BH) BAHRAIN Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bahrain based on data review. COUNTRY: (BA) BOSNIA Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bosnia based on data review. COUNTRY: (BU) BULGARIA Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bulgaria based on data review. COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Gibraltar based on data review. COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Hong Kong based on data review. COUNTRY: (JM) JAMAICA Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Jamaica based on data review. COUNTRY: (XK) KOSOVO Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kosovo based on data review. COUNTRY: (KW) KUWAIT Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kuwait based on data review. COUNTRY: (KG) KYRGYZSTAN Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kyrgyzstan based on data review. COUNTRY: (LV) LATVIA Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Latvia based on data review. COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Macedonia based on data review. COUNTRY: (NG) NIGERIA Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Nigeria based on data review. COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY Effective 16 June 2013, COLA index is unchanged for Norway based on data review. COUNTRY: (PK) PAKISTAN Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Pakistan based on data review. COUNTRY: (SR) SURINAME Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Suriname based on data review. COUNTRY: (UG) UGANDA Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uganda based on data review. Page 20 of 22

21 COUNTRY: (VN) VIETNAM Effective 16 June 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Vietnam based on data review. POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (571) , OR joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil Page 21 of 22

22 ADDITIONAL NOTES: 1. ALLOWANCE CHANGES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM TWO OTHER SOURCES: THE NORMAL TRANSACTION FILE, DISPATCHED TO ALL DFAS FINANCE CENTERS VIA DEFENSE TRAVEL MANAGEMENT OFFICE (DTMO); AND THE DTMO WEBSITE ( THOSE OFFICES AND ORGANIZATIONS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE ALLOWANCE CHANGES VIA EITHER MODE MENTIONED ABOVE SHOULD ACCESS THE DATA THROUGH THEIR NORMAL FINANCE CENTER ORGANIZATION OR PARENT AGENCY. 2. WHERE PRACTICAL, ONLY LOCALITIES WHICH WERE REVIEWED ARE LISTED. LOCALITIES NOT LISTED REMAIN UNCHANGED. NO LISTING IS DELETED UNLESS SPECIFICALLY STATED. 3. COST-OF-LIVING AND OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE (OHA) CHANGE CODE SYMBOLS ARE: 'D' (CHANGES BASED ON NEW COST DATA), N (NO CHANGES BASED ON NEW COST DATA) AND 'X' (CHANGES BASED ON A FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATE ADJUSTMENT) 4. DATA CHANGES TO COST-OF-LIVING ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF RETAIL PRICE SCHEDULES RECEIVED FROM THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE OR FROM COMMANDS. 5. DATA CHANGES TO OHA RENTAL ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF DFAS FINANCE CENTER DATA AND/OR SUPPLEMENTAL DATA FROM COMMANDS; CHANGES TO UTILITY/RECURRING MAINTENANCE, AND TO MOVE-IN HOUSING (MIHA)/MISCELLANEOUS ALLOWANCES ARE BASED ON REVIEW OF HOUSING SURVEYS SUBMITTED BY PERSONNEL. Page 22 of 22