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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 AUGUST 2013, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: AMERICAN SAMOA, ARGENTINA, AUSTRALIA, BANGLADESH, BELARUS, BERMUDA, BOLIVIA, BOTSWANA, BRAZIL, BURMA, CHILE, CHINA, DENMARK, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, EL SALVADOR, GAMBIA, GHANA, GUAM, GUATEMALA, HONDURAS, INDIA, INDONESIA, JAMAICA, JAPAN, JERUSALEM, KENYA, KOREA, KUWAIT, LIBERIA, LITHUANIA, MALAYSIA, MEXICO, NAMIBIA, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, NORWAY, OMAN, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, PERU, PHILIPPINES, POLAND, QATAR, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, SAINT HELENA, SEYCHELLES, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOMALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SRI LANKA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, THAILAND, TIMOR-LESTE, TUNISIA, TURKEY, UKRAINE, UNITED KINGDOM 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/ MAY BE LISTED IN MORE THAN ONE SECTION OF THE MESSAGE. SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA , 013, 015, 023, 027, 030, 039, 099, N/C , 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, COUNTRY: (BO) BOLIVIA 108 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (BW) BOTSWANA COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL Page 1 of 16

2 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE 126 N/C 001, 004, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA , COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC , 999 COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA None , 555, 556, 557, COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN , , 011, 015, 022, 029, 031, 069, , 033, 065, 067, 073, 077, , , 052, , , 106 COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA 114 N/C 007, 010, 035, , 045, 047, 070, 176, 178, , N/C 140, N/C N/C 177 COUNTRY: (KW) KUWAIT 132 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (LR) LIBERIA CHANGE CODE(S): D, X CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 2 of 16

3 COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA 128 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO , 015, 455, 555, 556, 557, 558, 559, 560, COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND , COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY , , 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY 126 N/C 003, 999 COUNTRY: (PE) PERU 134 N/C 005, 999 COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES , 005, 701 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND , 005, 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA Page 3 of 16

4 COUNTRY: (SH) SAINT HELENA N/L Saint Helena (including Ascension Island) is established with location code SH999. COUNTRY: (SC) SEYCHELLES None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SG) SINGAPORE COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA , COUNTRY: (SZ) SWAZILAND COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN , 003, 999 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND , N/C 011 COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA 102 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY N/C 003 None N/C 007 None N/C 001 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY , 999 CHANGE CODE(S): D Page 4 of 16

5 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: $ ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER ARGENTINA: AR BUENOS AIRES OTHER COUNTRY: (AU) AUSTRALIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BO) BOLIVIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ BOLIVIA: BO LA PAZ OTHER BOLIVIA: BO LA PAZ OTHER COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (MM) BURMA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 5 of 16

6 COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER CHILE: CL SANTIAGO GREATER VALPARAISO AREA OTHER COUNTRY: (CN) CHINA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO OTHER DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO OTHER COUNTRY: (GM) GAMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (ID) INDONESIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ INDONESIA: ID JAKARTA OTHER Page 6 of 16

7 INDONESIA: ID JAKARTA OTHER COUNTRY: (JM) JAMAICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM CHANGE CODE(S): D JS JERUSALEM 999 N/C N/C N/C JS JERUSALEM 999 N/C COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ KENYA: KE KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER KENYA: KE KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (KW) KUWAIT RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 7 of 16

8 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ MEXICO: MX CUIDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 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 CUIDAD JUAREZ 555 SAME AS OTHER GUADALAJARA 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: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (PG) PAPUA NEW GUINEA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION OTHER Page 8 of 16

9 PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION OTHER COUNTRY: (PE) PERU RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PERU: PE LIMA OTHER PERU: PE LIMA OTHER COUNTRY: (PH) PHILIPPINES CHANGE CODE(S): D, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) OTHER 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C PHILIPPINES: PH METROPOLITAN MANILA (INCL RIZAL PROV)(FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) OTHER N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (QA) QATAR RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SG) SINGAPORE RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 9 of 16

10 COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $0.101 COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TR) TURKEY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER TURKEY: TR ADANA (INCL INCIRLIK AB) ANKARA ISTANBUL IZMIR OTHER Page 10 of 16

11 COUNTRY: (GB) UNITED KINGDOM CHANGE CODE(S): D UNITED KINGDOM: 19, 20,21/ Bath (E) 2/ 058 N/C N/C 1850 N/C N/C N/C Fairford (E) 3/ 251 N/C N/C 1800 N/C N/C N/C Lakenheath/Mildenhall (E) 6/ 352 N/C N/C London, Central (E) 7/ N/C N/C N/C Plymouth (E) 11/ 496 Same as Portland Portland (E) 12/ N/C N/C N/C RAF Digby (E) 14/ 865 N/C N/C N/C 910 N/C N/C Yeovilton (E) 18/ 676 N/C N/C N/C N/C Scotland 884 N/C N/C N/C N/C UNITED KINGDOM: 19, 20,21/ Alconbury (E) 1/ 001 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Bath (E) 2/ N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Fairford (E) 3/ N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Lakenheath/Mildenhall (E) 6/ London, Central (E) 7/ N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Plymouth (E) 11/ 496 Same as Portland Portland (E) 12/ N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C RAF Digby (E) 14/ 865 N/C N/C N/C N/C Yeovilton (E) 18/ N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C Scotland 884 N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER Page 11 of 16

12 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 BOLIVIA BOTSWANA BRAZIL BURMA CHILE CHINA DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GAMBIA GHANA INDIA INDONESIA JAMAICA JAPAN KENYA KOREA KUWAIT MALAYSIA MEXICO NAMIBIA NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PAPUA NEW GUINEA PARAGUAY PERU PHILIPPINES POLAND QATAR ROMANIA (COLA) RUSSIA SEYCHELLES SINGAPORE SOMALIA SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND SWEDEN THAILAND TUNISIA Page 12 of 16

13 FROM TO TURKEY URUGUAY EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 13 of 16

14 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AS) AMERICAN SAMOA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for American Samoa based on data review. COUNTRY: (BD) BANGLADESH Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bangladesh based on data review. COUNTRY: (BY) BELARUS Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Belarus based on data review. COUNTRY: (BM) BERMUDA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Bermuda based on data review. COUNTRY: (DK) DENMARK Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Denmark based on data review. COUNTRY: (SV) EL SALVADOR Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for El Salvador based on data review. COUNTRY: (GM) GAMBIA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Gambia based on data review. COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ghana based on data review. COUNTRY: (GU) GUAM Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Guam based on data review. COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Guatemala based on data review. COUNTRY: (HN) HONDURAS Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Honduras based on data review. COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for India based on data review. COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Jerusalem based on data review. COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kenya based on data review. COUNTRY: (LT) LITHUANIA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Lithuania based on data review. COUNTRY: (NI) NICARAGUA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Nicaragua based on data review. COUNTRY: (OM) OMAN Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Oman based on data review. Page 14 of 16

15 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Romania based on data review. COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Russia based on data review. COUNTRY: (SK) SLOVAKIA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Slovakia based on data review. COUNTRY: (LK) SRI LANKA Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sri Lanka based on data review. COUNTRY: (TL) TIMOR-LESTE Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Timor-Leste based on data review. COUNTRY: (UA) UKRAINE Effective 1 August 2013, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ukraine based on data review. POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (571) , OR joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil Page 15 of 16

16 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 16 of 16