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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 2016, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ALASKA, AMERICAN SAMOA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BELARUS, BERMUDA, BOLIVIA, BOTSWANA, BULGARIA, CANADA, CAYMAN ISLANDS, CHILE, CHINA, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, COTE D'IVOIRE, EL SALVADOR, ETHIOPIA, GEORGIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GIBRALTAR, GREECE, GRENADA, HAITI, HONDURAS, HONG KONG, HUNGARY, INDIA, INDONESIA, JORDAN, KENYA, KOREA, LESOTHO, LITHUANIA, MEXICO, MOLDOVA, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, OMAN, PANAMA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, PORTUGAL, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAINT HELENA, SEYCHELLES, SLOVENIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SRI LANKA, SWAZILAND, SWITZERLAND, SYRIA, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, UNITED KINGDOM, URUGUAY AND UZBEKISTAN 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 , 101, 165, , 081, COUNTRY: (BW) BOTSWANA COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA , 036, 053, 073, , 025, 029, 044, , 037, 076, , 081, Page 1 of 17

2 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE 104 N/C 001, 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA , 999 COUNTRY: (CI) COTE D'IVOIRE COUNTRY: (DE) GERMANY , 169, 223, 501, 531, 549, , , , 027, 039, 059, 061, 063, 123, 129, 137, 153, 207, 227, 301, 307, 311, 313, 323, 329, 359, 503, 603, 663, , 157, 203, 221, 224, 369, 407, 415, 425, 469, 573, 703, 939 COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR , 002 COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS 102 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA , 557, N/C Page 2 of 17

3 COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA , 010, 035, , 045, 047, 070, 178, , , COUNTRY: (LS) LESOTHO None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO None N/C 005, 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560 None N/C 500 None N/C 561, 999 COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY , , 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY , 999 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU , 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND None N/C 001, 005, COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA 114 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SH) SAINT HELENA 114 N/C 999 Page 3 of 17

4 COUNTRY: (SC) SEYCHELLES None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA None N/C None 005, 100 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWAZILAND None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND , 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA 104 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM , , , 496, 508, 514, 517, 676, 865, , , , COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY , 999 Page 4 of 17

5 SECTION B APPENDIX K, TABLE I - OVERSEAS HOUSING ALLOWANCES: COUNTRY: (AR) ARGENTINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 AUSTRALIA: AU ADELAIDE (INCL EDINBURGH) N/C N/C N/C EXMOUTH (INCL HAROLD E. HOLT NAVCOMMSTA) 009 SAME AS OTHER NON-ADF LEARMONTH 010 SAME AS OTHER NON-ADF NARRABRI 027 SAME AS OTHER NON-ADF PERTH (INCL FREMANTLE) N/C N/C N/C N/C ALL OTHER (NON-ADF HOUSING) 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C AUSTRALIA: AU ADELAIDE (INCL EDINBURGH) N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C EXMOUTH (INCL HAROLD E. HOLT NAVCOMMSTA) 009 SAME AS OTHER NON-ADF LEARMONTH 010 SAME AS OTHER NON-ADF NARRABRI 027 SAME AS OTHER NON-ADF ALL OTHER (NON-ADF HOUSING) N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (BY) BELARUS RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 5 of 17

6 COUNTRY: (BO) BOLIVIA Bolivia is no longer authorized MIHA\Security COUNTRY: (BG) BULGARIA Bulgaria is no longer authorized MIHA\Security COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ O10/ O8/O9/ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O7 O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 CANADA: 1/ CA MONTREAL N/C N/C N/C CANADA: 1/ CA MONTREAL N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (KY) CAYMAN ISLANDS RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 6 of 17

7 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE OTHER COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE OTHER COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (GR) GREECE Utility Allowance is revised to 817 Euro and MIHA\Miscellaneous is revised to 224 Euro COUNTRY: (GD) GRENADA Grenada is no longer authorized MIHA\Security COUNTRY: (HT) HAITI RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 7 of 17

8 COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 HONDURAS: HN TEGUCIGALPA OTHER HONDURAS: HN TEGUCIGALPA OTHER COUNTRY: (HU) HUNGARY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IN) INDONESIA Utility Allowance is revised to 2,527,901 Rupiah COUNTRY: (JO) JORDAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 KOREA: KR CHUNCHON 007 SAME AS OTHER INCHON 010 SAME AS OTHER KUNSAN AB 070 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C KWANJU AB 017 SAME AS OTHER OTHER KOREA: KR CHUNCHON 007 SAME AS OTHER INCHON 010 SAME AS OTHER KUNSAN AB N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C KWANJU AB 017 SAME AS OTHER OTHER Page 8 of 17

9 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 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 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: (MD) MOLDOVA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NP) NEPAL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND Utility Allowance revised to 648 New Zealand Dollars COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Norway is no longer authorized MIHA\Security COUNTRY: (PA) PANAMA Utility Allowance is revised to 490 US Dollars, X Page 9 of 17

10 COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION COUNTRY: (PE) PERU, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 PERU: PE LIMA OTHER PERU: PE LIMA OTHER Utility Allowance is revised to 2439 Nuevo Sol COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES Utility Allowance for Manila is revised to 45,000 Peso COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SI) SLOVENIA Utility Allowance is revised to 373 Euro COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (ES) SPAIN Utility Allowance for Madrid is revised to 1194 Euro. Utility Allowance for all other locations is revised to 705 Euro. MIHA\Miscellaneous is revised to 259 Euro. Spain is no longer authorized MIHA\Security COUNTRY: (LK) SRI LANKA Sri Lanka is no longer authorized MIHA\Security COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 10 of 17

11 COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER Utility Allowance is revised to 813 Lira COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER UKRAINE UA KIEV 555 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (AE) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Utility Allowance is revised to 2385 Dirham COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 11 of 17

12 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ W5/ W3/W4/ W2/ W1/ CODE O6 O5 O4 O3 O2 O1 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO COUNTRY: (UZ) UZBEKISTAN Uzbekistan is no longer authorized MIHA\Security Page 12 of 17

13 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 BELARUS BOTSWANA CANADA CAYMAN ISLANDS CHILE CHINA COLOMBIA COSTA RICA GHANA GIBRALTAR HAITI HONDURAS HUNGARY INDIA JORDAN KOREA LESOTHO MEXICO MOLDOVA NAMIBIA NEPAL NORWAY PARAGUAY PERU POLAND ROMANIA (COLA) RUSSIA SAINT HELENA SEYCHELLES SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND TUNISIA TURKEY UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY Page 13 of 17

14 EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 14 of 17

15 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AS) AMERICAN SAMOA Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for American Samoa based on data review. COUNTRY: (BY) BELARUS Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Belarus based on data review. COUNTRY: (BM) BERMUDA Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bermuda based on data review. COUNTRY: (BO) BOLIVIA Effective 01 February 2016, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Bolivia based on data review. COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA Effective 01 February 2016, Utility Allowance is unchanged for China based on data review. COUNTRY: (SV) EL SALVADOR Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for El Salvador based on data review. COUNTRY: (ET) ETHIOPIA Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ethiopia based on data review. COUNTRY: (GE) GEORGIA Effective 01 February 2016, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Georgia based on data review. COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ghana based on data review. COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR Effective 01 February 2016, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Gibraltar based on data review. COUNTRY: (HK) HONG KONG Effective 01 February 2016, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Hong Kong based on data review. COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kenya based on data review. COUNTRY: (LT) LITHUANIA Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Lithuania based on data review. COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for New Zealand based on data review. COUNTRY: (OM) OMAN Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Oman based on data review. COUNTRY: (PT) PORTUGAL Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances and Utility Allowance are unchanged for Portugal based on data review. Page 15 of 17

16 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Romania based on data review. COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Russia based on data review. COUNTRY: (LK) SRI LANKA Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sri Lanka based on data review. COUNTRY: (SY) SYRIA Effective 01 February 2016, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Syria based on data review. COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ukraine based on data review. COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY Effective 01 February 2016, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uruguay based on data review. Page 16 of 17

17 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 17 of 17