Page 1 of 21 SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDICES:

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1 THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCE AND OVERSEAS COST OF LIVING ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 01 FEBRUARY 2018, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: AMERICAN SAMOA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, AUSTRIA, BELGIUM, BENIN, BERMUDA, BOSNIA- HERZEGOVINA, BOTSWANA, BULGARIA, BURKINA FASO, CAMBODIA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC, CHAD, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, CONGO, COTE D'IVOIRE, CROATIA, CURACAO, CYPRUS, CZECH REPUBLIC, DENMARK, EGYPT, EL SALVADOR, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ESTONIA, FAEROE ISLANDS, FIJI, FINLAND, FRANCE, GABON, GAMBIA, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GIBRALTAR, GREECE, HONDURAS, HUNGARY, ICELAND, INDIA, IRELAND, ISRAEL, ITALY, JAPAN, KENYA, KOREA, KOSOVO, LAOS, LATVIA, LESOTHO, LIBERIA, LITHUANIA, LUXEMBOURG, MACEDONIA, MALAYSIA, MALI, MALTA, MAURITIUS, MEXICO, MONTENEGRO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NIGER, NORWAY, OMAN, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SENEGAL, SERBIA, SEYCHELLES, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SUDAN, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, THAILAND, TOGO, UKRAINE AND URUGUAY 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/LOCALITY MAY BE LISTED IN MORE THAN ONE SECTION OF THE MESSAGE. SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDICES: Country: (AU) Australia Change Code(s): D, X Melbourne AU011 AU Canberra AU005 AU Queenscliff AU015 AU Narrabri AU027 AU RAAF Amberley AU030 AU Brisbane (incl Enoggera Barracks) AU039 AU Other (ADF Housing) AU099 AU Other (Non-ADF Housing) AU999 AU Alice Springs AU001 AU Exmouth (incl Harold E. Holt NAVCOMMSTA) AU009 AU Learmonth AU010 AU Richmond AU017 AU Sydney AU019 AU Glenbrook AU022 AU Newcastle AU035 AU Darwin AU037 AU RAAF Tindal AU100 AU Other New South Wales (Non-ADF Housing) AU199 AU Perth (incl Fremantle) AU025 AU Adelaide (incl Edinburgh) AU023 AU Nowra (incl Jervis Bay) AU013 AU Country: (AT) Austria Vienna AT005 AT Other AT999 AT Page 1 of 21

2 Country: (BE) Belgium Zeebrugge (incl Oostende) BE002 BE Brabant Prov (incl Brussels) BE015 BE Florennes BE018 BE Antwerp BE055 BE Other BE999 BE Hainaut Province (incl Chievres and SHAPE) BE019 BE SHAPE Village BE030 BE Province of Limburg (Kleine Brogel) BE040 BE Country: (BJ) Benin Benin BJ999 BJ Country: (BA) Bosnia-Herzegovina Bosnia-Herzegovina BA999 BA Country: (BG) Bulgaria Bulgaria BG999 BG Country: (BF) Burkina Faso Burkina Faso BF999 BF Country: (KH) Cambodia Cambodia KH999 KH Country: (CM) Cameroon Cameroon CM999 CM Page 2 of 21

3 Country: (CA) Canada Kingston (ON) CA033 CA London (ON) CA036 CA Ottawa (ON) CA053 CA Trenton (ON) CA073 CA Other CA999 CA Argentia (NL) CA003 CA Greenwood (NS) CA025 CA Halifax/Dartmouth/Shearwater (NS) CA029 CA Gagetown (NB) CA044 CA St. Hubert (QC) CA061 CA Comox (Incl Nanoose) (BC) CA013 CA North Bay (ON) CA045 CA Masset (BC) CA037 CA Vancouver (BC) CA076 CA Victoria (incl Esquimalt) (BC) CA077 CA Cold Lake (AB) CA009 CA Winnipeg (MB) CA081 CA Calgary (AB) CA091 CA Toronto (ON) CA069 CA Montreal (QC) CA089 CA Country: (CF) Central African Rep Central African Republic CF999 CF Country: (TD) Chad Chad TD999 TD Country: (CL) Chile Santiago CL001 CL Greater Valparaiso Area CL004 CL Iquique CL005 CL Other CL999 CL Country: (CN) China Beijing CN005 CN Other CN999 CN Shanghai CN010 CN Country: (CG) Congo Congo CG999 CG Country: (CI) Cote D'Ivoire Cote D'Ivoire CI999 CI Country: (HR) Croatia Croatia HR999 HR Page 3 of 21

4 Country: (CY) Cyprus Nicosia CY001 CY Akrotiri CY999 CY Country: (CZ) Czech Republic Prague CZ001 CZ Other CZ999 CZ Brno CZ002 CZ Country: (DK) Denmark Aalborg DK001 DK Copenhagen (Island of Zealand) DK003 DK Karup (incl Baltap and Viborg) DK004 DK Other DK025 DK Country: (GQ) Equatorial Guinea Equatorial Guinea GQ999 GQ Country: (EE) Estonia Estonia EE999 EE Country: (FJ) Fiji Suva FJ001 FJ Other FJ999 FJ Country: (FI) Finland Finland FI999 FI Country: (FR) France Lille FR016 FR Marseille FR555 FR Other FR999 FR Draguignan FR004 FR Montpellier FR009 FR Paris (City of and Environs) 4/ FR011 FR Toulouse FR014 FR Hyeres FR025 FR Le Luc FR201 FR Aix-En-Provence FR015 FR Toulon (incl St. Mandrier) FR037 FR Lorient FR100 FR Orleans FR102 FR Lyon FR101 FR Country: (GA) Gabon Gabon GA999 GA Page 4 of 21

5 Country: (GM) Gambia Gambia GM998 GM Country: (DE) Germany Kaiserslautern Military Community (incl Bann, Einsidlerhof, Kaiserslautern, Landstuhl, Miesau, Pirmasens, Ramstein, Ruppertsweiler, Sembach, and Zweibruecken) (RP) DE700 DE Augsburg (Incl Ingolstadt) (B) DE103 DE Cologne (incl Dellbrueck, Porz-Wahn) (NRW) DE169 DE Landsberg (B) DE223 DE Bonn (incl Koln/Bonn Airport) (NRW) DE501 DE Geilenkirchen (NRW) DE531 DE Munchengladbach (incl Grefrath, Rheindahlen, and Herongen) (NRW) DE549 DE Other Rhineland-Palatinate DE655 DE Kalkar (NRW) DE539 DE Ansbach (B) DE228 DE Berlin DE201 DE Potsdam DE816 DE Bamberg (B) DE229 DE Vilseck/Grafenwoehr (B) DE231 DE Garmisch (B) DE121 DE Oberammergau (incl Oberammergau MOD) (B) DE139 DE Frankfurt Am Main (H) DE317 DE Hohenfels (B) DE230 DE Pfullendorf (incl Grossengstingen) (BW) DE721 DE Spangdahlem (RP) DE741 DE Stuttgart (BW) 6/ DE055 DE Wiesbaden (incl Bad Kreuznach and Wackernheim) (H) DE355 DE Heidelberg (BW) DE019 DE Karlsruhe (incl Ettlingen) (BW) DE027 DE Mannheim (incl Sandhofen) (BW) DE039 DE Tubingen (BW) DE059 DE Ulm (incl Neu Ulm) (BW) DE061 DE Other Baden-Wuertemberg DE063 DE Giebelstadt (B) DE123 DE Kitzengen (incl Wuerzburg) (B) DE129 DE Nurnberg (B) DE137 DE Other Bavaria DE153 DE Other Saarland DE207 DE Schweinfurt (B) DE227 DE Babenhausen (H) DE301 DE Buedingen (incl Gelnhausen) (H) DE307 DE Darmstadt (H) DE311 DE Erlensee (H) DE313 DE Giessen (H) DE323 DE Hanau (H) DE329 DE Other Hesse DE359 DE Borgholzhausen (NRW) DE503 DE Baumholder (incl Boerfink) (RP) DE603 DE Dexheim (incl Gonsenheim and Russelsheim) (RP) DE663 DE All Other Landstates DE999 DE Munich (Incl. Furstenfeldbruck and Ober Pfaffenhofen) (B) DE133 DE Freiburg (BW) DE067 DE Leipzig (OS) DE157 DE Page 5 of 21

6 Bremerhaven (incl Bremen and Nordholtz) DE203 DE Kiel (incl Eckernforde) (SH) DE221 DE Goettingen (LS) DE224 DE Other Mecklenburg-Vorpommern DE369 DE Hannover (incl Wunstorf) (LS) DE407 DE Jever AB (LS) DE415 DE Other Lower Saxony DE425 DE Wilhelmshaven (LS) DE469 DE Other North Rhine-Westphalia DE573 DE Other Schleswig Holstein DE703 DE Other Saxony DE939 DE Hamburg DE205 DE Country: (GI) Gibraltar Gibraltar MOD Housing GI001 GI Gibraltar non-mod Housing GI002 GI Country: (GR) Greece Attica Department 7/ GR003 GR Tanagra GR015 GR Thessaloniki GR017 GR Larissa (incl Tirnavos) GR011 GR Souda Bay GR001 GR Araxos GR007 GR Country: (HU) Hungary Budapest HU001 HU Papa AB HU002 HU Other HU999 HU Country: (IS) Iceland Iceland IS999 IS Country: (IN) India New Delhi IN001 IN Kolkata IN557 IN Other IN999 IN Mumbai IN050 IN Chennai IN555 IN Country: (IE) Ireland Dublin IE001 IE Other IE999 IE Country: (IL) Israel Other IL001 IL Jerusalem IL002 IL Page 6 of 21

7 Country: (IT) Italy Istrana AB IT028 IT Vicenza (incl Longare) IT073 IT Sanremo IT090 IT Piedmont IT092 IT Other IT100 IT Livorno (incl Camp Darby) IT035 IT Pisa IT059 IT La Spezia (incl Varignano) IT031 IT Naples IT055 IT La Maddalena IT029 IT Florence IT022 IT Rome (incl Ciampino Airport) IT063 IT Gaeta IT025 IT Aviano IT001 IT Udine IT072 IT Bologna IT005 IT Brindisi (incl San Vito Dei Normanni) IT007 IT Ghedi IT027 IT Latina IT033 IT Parma IT054 IT Poggio Renatico IT062 IT Siena IT064 IT Taranto (incl Grottaglie) IT068 IT Trapani IT070 IT Verona IT071 IT Sigonella IT067 IT Milan IT038 IT Solbiate IT066 IT Country: (JP) Japan Other Chiba Pref JP007 JP Other Saitama Pref JP033 JP Yokota (TO) JP065 JP Kichijoji (KA) JP073 JP Other Tokyo Pref JP077 JP Other Kanagawa Pref JP998 JP Yokosuka (KA) JP061 JP Country: (KE) Kenya Mombasa KE001 KE Nairobi KE003 KE Kisumu KE011 KE Other KE999 KE Country: (KR) Korea Kimhae KR015 KR Pusan KR030 KR Page 7 of 21

8 Country: (XK) Kosovo Kosovo XK999 XK01 None 102 Country: (LT) Lithuania Lithuania LT999 LT Country: (LU) Luxembourg Luxembourg LU001 LU Country: (MK) Macedonia Macedonia MK999 MK Country: (MY) Malaysia Kuala Lumpur MY001 MY Other MY999 MY Country: (ML) Mali Mali ML999 ML Country: (MT) Malta Malta MT999 MT Country: (MX) Mexico Guadalajara MX005 MX01 None 104 Veracruz MX015 MX01 None 104 Mexico City MX455 MX01 None 104 Ciudad Juarez MX555 MX01 None 104 Matamoros MX556 MX01 None 104 Nogales MX558 MX01 None 104 Nuevo Laredo MX559 MX01 None 104 Tijuana MX560 MX01 None 104 Country: (ME) Montenegro Montenegro ME999 ME Country: (MA) Morocco Casablanca MA555 MA Other MA999 MA Page 8 of 21

9 Country: (NL) Netherlands Province of Limburg (incl. Brunssum/Schinnen) NL015 NL Hague, The NL009 NL Valkenburg (Incl Leiden) NL025 NL Delft NL050 NL Den Helder NL001 NL Doorn NL003 NL Eindhoven NL007 NL Soesterberg AB NL021 NL Almelo NL041 NL Utrecht NL046 NL Arnhem NL065 NL Province of Friesland (incl Leeuwarden) NL070 NL Ermelo NL100 NL Other NL999 NL Rotterdam NL017 NL Volkel NL027 NL Coevorden NL035 NL Amsterdam NL033 NL Country: (NZ) New Zealand Wellington NZ006 NZ Other NZ999 NZ Christchurch NZ003 NZ Country: (NE) Niger Niger NE999 NE Country: (NO) Norway Other NO003 NO Stavanger (incl Sola AS) NO021 NO Oslo (incl Kolsas and Osteraas) NO001 NO Rygge NO005 NO Bodo NO007 NO Bergen NO016 NO Trondheim NO025 NO Country: (PH) Philippines Bulacan PH003 PH Manila-without rental advance PH005 PH Manila-with rental advance PH701 PH Country: (PL) Poland Warsaw PL001 PL Krakow PL005 PL Other PL999 PL Lask Air Base PL002 PL Page 9 of 21

10 Country: (PT) Portugal Lisbon 10/ PT002 PT Azores PT015 PT Other PT999 PT Country: (RO) Romania Romania RO999 RO Country: (RU) Russia Moscow RU001 RU Yekaterinburg RU555 RU Other RU999 RU Saint Petersburg RU004 RU Country: (SN) Senegal Senegal SN999 SN Country: (RS) Serbia Belgrade RS060 RS Other RS999 RS Country: (SG) Singapore Singapore SG001 SG Country: (SK) Slovakia Slovakia SK999 SK Country: (SI) Slovenia Slovenia SI999 SI Country: (ZA) South Africa Cape Town ZA002 ZA Johannesburg ZA005 ZA Pretoria ZA100 ZA Page 10 of 21

11 Country: (ES) Spain Cadiz ES005 ES Rota ES019 ES Seville ES012 ES Granada ES014 ES Moron AB ES018 ES Other ES999 ES El Ferrol ES007 ES Barcelona ES008 ES Estartit ES009 ES Albacete ES016 ES Madrid ES017 ES San Javier ES022 ES Sonseca ES023 ES Zaragoza ES027 ES Valencia ES060 ES Country: (SE) Sweden Stockholm SE001 SE Malmo SE003 SE Other SE999 SE Country: (CH) Switzerland Geneva CH005 CH Zurich CH009 CH Other CH999 CH Bern CH001 CH Country: (TH) Thailand Bangkok-without rental advance TH001 TH Bangkok-with rental advance TH075 TH Other TH011 TH Chiang Mai TH006 TH Country: (TG) Togo Togo TG999 TG Country: (UY) Uruguay Montevideo UY003 UY Other UY999 UY Page 11 of 21

12 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: Country: (AR) ARGENTINA Rate of Exchange: $ BUENOS AIRES AR OTHER AR Country: (AU) AUSTRALIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (AT) AUSTRIA Country: (BE) BELGIUM Country: (BJ) BENIN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BA) BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (BG) BULGARIA Country: (BF) BURKINA FASO Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CM) CAMEROON Rate of Exchange: $ LOCALITY LOCALITY CODE UTILITY CAMEROON CM Country: (CA) CANADA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CL) CHILE Rate of Exchange: $ SANTIAGO CL GREATER VALPARAISO AREA CL OTHER CL Country: (CN) CHINA Rate of Exchange: $ Page 12 of 21

13 Country: (CO) COLOMBIA Rate of Exchange: $ BOGOTA CO CARTAGENA CO OTHER CO Country: (CI) COTE D'IVOIRE Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (HR) CROATIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (DK) DENMARK Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (EG) EGYPT Rate of Exchange: $ ABU-HAMED EG ALEXANDRIA EG CAIRO EG BENI SUEF (INCL SAKARA AB, JIYANKLIS) EG ISMAILIA EG OTHER EG Country: (EE) ESTONIA Country: (FJ) FIJI Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (FI) FINLAND Country: (FR) FRANCE Country: (GE) GEORGIA Country: (DE) GERMANY Country: (GR) GREECE Page 13 of 21

14 Country: (HN) HONDURAS Rate of Exchange: $ TEGUCIGALPA HN OTHER HN Country: (HU) HUNGARY Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IS) ICELAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IN) INDIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IE) IRELAND Country: (IL) ISRAEL Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (IT) ITALY Country: (KE) KENYA Rate of Exchange: $ KISUMU KE MOMBASA KE NAIROBI KE OTHER KE Country: (KR) KOREA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (XK) KOSOVO Country: (LV) LATVIA Country: (LT) LITHUANIA Country: (LU) LUXEMBOURG Country: (MK) MACEDONIA Country: (MY) MALAYSIA Rate of Exchange: $ Page 14 of 21

15 Country: (ML) MALI Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (MT) MALTA Country: (MU) MAURITIUS Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (MX) MEXICO Rate of Exchange: $ CIUDAD JUAREZ MX GUADALAJARA MX HERMOSILLO MX MATAMOROS MX MERIDA MX MEXICO CITY MX MONTERREY MX NOGALES MX NUEVO LAREDO MX TIJUANA MX VERACRUZ MX OTHER MX Country: (ME) MONTENEGRO Country: (MA) MOROCCO Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (NL) NETHERLANDS Change Code(s): D, X ARNHEM NL N\C N\C N\C EINDHOVEN (INCL BREDA) NL007 N\C N\C 1985 N\C N\C N\C N\C PROVINCE OF LIMBURG (INCL BRUNSSUM/SCHINNEN) NL015 N\C N\C 1985 N\C N\C N\C N\C Country: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (NO) NORWAY Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (PH) PHILIPPINES Rate of Exchange: $ BULACAN PH003 N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C N\C METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) PH Page 15 of 21

16 Country: (PL) POLAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (PT) PORTUGAL Country: (QA) QATAR Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (RO) ROMANIA Country: (RU) RUSSIA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (SN) SENEGAL Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (RS) SERBIA Country: (SK) SLOVAKIA Country: (SI) SLOVENIA Country: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (ES) SPAIN Country: (SD) SUDAN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (SE) SWEDEN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (CH) SWITZERLAND Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TW) TAIWAN Rate of Exchange: $ Country: (TH) THAILAND Rate of Exchange: $ BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) TH Country: (TG) TOGO Rate of Exchange: $ Page 16 of 21

17 Country: (UA) UKRAINE Rate of Exchange: $ KIEV UA OTHER UA Country: (UY) URUGUAY Rate of Exchange: $ MONTEVIDEO UY Page 17 of 21

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: LOCALITY FROM TO ARGENTINA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA BELGIUM BENIN BOSNIA-HERZEGOVINA BOTSWANA BULGARIA (OHA) BULGARIA (COLA) BURKINA FASO CAMEROON CANADA CENTRAL AFRICAN REPUBLIC CHAD CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA CONGO COTE D'IVOIRE CROATIA (COLA) CYPRUS CZECH REPUBLIC DENMARK EGYPT EQUATORIAL GUINEA ESTONIA FAEROE ISLANDS FIJI FINLAND FRANCE GABON GEORGIA (OHA) GERMANY GREECE HONDURAS HUNGARY ICELAND INDIA IRELAND ISRAEL ITALY KENYA KOREA KOSOVO Page 18 of 21

19 LOCALITY FROM TO LATVIA LESOTHO LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MACEDONIA (OHA) MACEDONIA (COLA) MALAYSIA MALI MALTA MAURITIUS MEXICO MONTENEGRO MOROCCO NAMIBIA NETHERLANDS NEW ZEALAND NIGER NORWAY PHILIPPINES POLAND PORTUGAL QATAR ROMANIA (OHA) ROMANIA (COLA) RUSSIA SENEGAL SERBIA SERBIA SEYCHELLES SLOVAKIA SLOVENIA SOUTH AFRICA SPAIN SUDAN SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN THAILAND TOGO UKRAINE URUGUAY Page 19 of 21

20 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AS) AMERICAN SAMOA Effective 01 February 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for American Samoa based on data review. COUNTRY: (BM) BERMUDA Effective 01 February 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bermuda based on data review. COUNTRY: (CI) COTE D'IVOIRE Effective 01 February 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Cote D'Ivoire based on data review. COUNTRY: (CW) CURACAO Effective 01 February 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Curacao based on data review. COUNTRY: (SV) EL SALVADOR Effective 01 February 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for El Salvador based on data review. COUNTRY: (GM) GAMBIA Effective 01 February 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Gambia based on data review. COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA Effective 01 February 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ghana based on data review. COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS Effective 01 February 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Honduras based on data review. COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA Effective 01 February 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kenya based on data review. COUNTRY: (LA) LAOS Effective 01 February 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Laos based on data review. COUNTRY: (LR) LIBERIA Effective 01 February 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Liberia based on data review. COUNTRY: (OM) OMAN Effective 01 February 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Oman based on data review. COUNTRY: (PT) PORTUGAL Effective 01 February 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Portugal based on data review. COUNTRY: (SK) SLOVAKIA Effective 01 February 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Slovakia based on data review. COUNTRY: (LK) SRI LANKA Effective 01 February 2018, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sri Lanka based on data review. Page 20 of 21

21 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 21 of 21