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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 2016, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BANGLADESH, BOLIVIA, BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BURKINA FASO, CHILE, CUBA, CURACAO, ECUADOR, EGYPT, GABON, GIBRALTAR, GUATEMALA, HAITI, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KOSOVO, KUWAIT, LATVIA, LESOTHO, MACEDONIA, MEXICO, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, PAKISTAN, PALAU, POLAND, QATAR, RUSSIA, SAINT HELENA, SEYCHELLES, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SURINAME, SWAZILAND, SWITZERLAND, TUNISIA, UGANDA, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY AND ZAMBIA 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: (AU) AUSTRALIA , 013, 015, 027, 030, 039, 099, , 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, 100, COUNTRY: (BD) BANGLADESH COUNTRY: (BW) BOTSWANA COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL None N/C 001 None N/C 015 None None N/C 999, X Page 1 of 12

2 COUNTRY: (BF) BURKINA FASO COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE , 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT None N/C 001, 002, 003, 006, 007, 999 COUNTRY: (GA) GABON COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR , 002 COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA , 999 COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS COUNTRY: (IT) ITALY , , 090, 092, 073, , COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN , 011, 015, 022, 029, 031, 069, 072 COUNTRY: (LS) LESOTHO None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO None N/C 005, 015, 455, 555, 556, 558, 559, 560 None N/C 500 None N/C 561, None 557 Page 2 of 12

3 COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND , 005, COUNTRY: (SH) SAINT HELENA 114 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SC) SEYCHELLES None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA None N/C , 100 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWAZILAND None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA 106 None 999 COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM , , , 496, 508, 514, 517, 676, 865, , , , N/C COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY , 999 Page 3 of 12

4 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: COUNTRY: (AR) ARGENTINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER Page 4 of 12

5 COUNTRY: (EG) EGYPT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ O3E/ O2E/O1E/ 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: (GI) GIBRALTAR RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER GUATEMALA: GT GUATEMALA CITY OTHER COUNTRY: (HT) HAITI RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 5 of 12

6 COUNTRY: (IL) ISRAEL IL JERUSALEM 002 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C OTHER IL JERUSALEM 002 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C OTHER COUNTRY: (LV) LATVIA LV LATVIA N/C N/C N/C LV LATVIA N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ O3E/ O2E/O1E/ MEXICO: MX CIUDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA HERMOSILLO 561 SAME AS OTHER MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY MONTERREY NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER Page 6 of 12

7 MEXICO: MX CIUDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA HERMOSILLO 561 SAME AS OTHER MATAMOROS 556 SAME AS OTHER MERIDA 557 SAME AS OTHER MEXICO CITY MONTERREY NOGALES 558 SAME AS OTHER NUEVO LAREDO 559 SAME AS OTHER TIJUANA 560 SAME AS OTHER VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (PW) PALAU PALAU PW KOROR PALAU PW KOROR COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SR) SURINAME RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ SR SURINAME SR SURINAME Page 7 of 12

8 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO Page 8 of 12

9 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 BOTSWANA BRAZIL CHILE EGYPT GIBRALTAR GUATEMALA HAITI HUNGARY LESOTHO MEXICO NAMIBIA POLAND RUSSIA SAINT HELENA SEYCHELLES SOUTH AFRICA SURINAME SWAZILAND TUNISIA UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY ZAMBIA EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 9 of 12

10 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AT) AUSTRIA Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Austria based on data review. COUNTRY: (BO) BOLIVIA Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bolivia based on data review. COUNTRY: (BA) BOSNIA HERZEGOVINA Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bosnia Herzegovina based on data review. COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Chile based on data review. COUNTRY: (CU) CUBA Effective 16 June 2016, COLA index is unchanged for Cuba based on data review. COUNTRY: (CW) CURACAO Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Curacao based on data review. COUNTRY: (EC) ECUADOR Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ecuador based on data review. COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Gibraltar based on data review. COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Hong Kong based on data review. COUNTRY: (XK) KOSOVO Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kosovo based on data review. COUNTRY: (KW) KUWAIT Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kuwait based on data review. COUNTRY: (MK) MACEDONIA Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Macedonia based on data review. COUNTRY: (NP) NEPAL Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Nepal based on data review. COUNTRY: (PK) PAKISTAN Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Pakistan based on data review. COUNTRY: (QA) QATAR Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Qatar based on data review. COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Slovenia based on data review. Page 10 of 12

11 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Switzerland based on data review. COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Tunisia based on data review. COUNTRY: (UG) UGANDA Effective 16 June 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uganda based on data review. Page 11 of 12

12 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. 6. POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (571) , OR joseph.oconnor.civ@mail.mil Page 12 of 12