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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 APRIL 2014, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: ARGENTINA, ARMENIA, AUSTRALIA, BELGIUM, BERMUDA, BRAZIL, CAMBODIA, CHILE, COSTA RICA, CUBA, CURACAO, CZECH REPUBLIC, DOMINICAN REPUBLIC, ECUADOR, ESTONIA, FIJI, GEORGIA, GHANA, ICELAND, IRELAND, JAMAICA, JAPAN, KOREA, MALAYSIA, MOLDOVA, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NEW ZEALAND, NORWAY, PANAMA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA, PARAGUAY, POLAND, ROMANIA, RUSSIA, RWANDA, SENEGAL, SEYCHELLES, SINGAPORE, SLOVAKIA, SOMALIA, SOUTH AFRICA, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, THAILAND, TOGO, TUNISIA, UKRAINE, URUGUAY, UZBEKISTAN, VIRGIN ISLANDS AND ZIMBABWE 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, 999 N/L , 010, 017, 019, 022, 035, 037, Other New South Wales (Non-ADF Housing) AU199 is established for COLA COUNTRY: (BM) BERMUDA COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL COUNTRY: (CL) CHILE , 004, 005, 999, X Page 1 of 13

2 COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA 128 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (CU) CUBA COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC 120 N/C 001, 999 COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND 148 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (JM) JAMAICA , 999 COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN 132 N/C , , 011, 015, 022, 029, 031, 069, N/C 007, 033, 065, 067, 073, 077, , , 052, N/C 016, , 106 COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA 118 N/C 007, 010, 035, , 045, 047, 070, 176, 178, , , Page 2 of 13

3 COUNTRY: (NA) NAMIBIA None COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND 174 N/C 006, N/C 003 COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY , , 005, 007, 016, 025 COUNTRY: (PA) PANAMA , 999 COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY 130 N/C 003, 999 COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND 122 N/C 001, 005, 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA COUNTRY: (RW) RWANDA COUNTRY: (SC) SEYCHELLES None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SG) SINGAPORE COUNTRY: (SK) SLOVAKIA Page 3 of 13

4 COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA , COUNTRY: (SZ) SWAZILAND COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN , 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND , 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND , COUNTRY: (TN) TUNISIA 106 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY , 999 Page 4 of 13

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, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ AUSTRALIA: AU OTHER NEW SOUTH WALES (NON-ADF HOUSING) AUSTRALIA: AU OTHER NEW SOUTH WALES (NON-ADF HOUSING) Other New South Wales (Non-ADF Housing) is established for OHA, Utility Allowance is 781 Australian Dollars, MIHA\Miscellaneous is 1071 Australian Dollars COUNTRY: (BE) BELGIUM BELGIUM: 1/ BE BRABANT PROV (INCL BRUSSELS) 015 N/C N/C N/C 1995 N/C N/C HAINAUT PROV (INCL CHIEVRES AND SHAPE) 019 N/C N/C N/C 1315 N/C N/C ZEEBRUGGE (INCL OOSTENDE) 002 SAME AS HAINAUT PROV Page 5 of 13

6 BELGIUM: 1/ BE BRABANT PROV (INCL BRUSSELS) 015 N/C N/C N/C N/C HAINAUT PROV (INCL CHIEVRES AND SHAPE) 019 N/C N/C N/C N/C ZEEBRUGGE (INCL OOSTENDE) 002 SAME AS HAINAUT PROV 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 COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE OTHER COSTA RICA: CR SAN JOSE OTHER COUNTRY: (CZ) CZECH REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 6 of 13

7 COUNTRY: (DO) DOMINICAN REPUBLIC RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO OTHER DOMINICAN REPUBLIC: DO SANTO DOMINGO OTHER COUNTRY: (EC) ECUADOR Utility Allowance is revised to 579 US Dollars and MIHA\Miscellaneous is revised to 263 US Dollars COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JP) JAPAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (KR) KOREA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NP) NEPAL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (NO) NORWAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (PG) PAPUA NEW GUINEA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 7 of 13

8 COUNTRY: (PY) PARAGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION PARAGUAY PY ASUNCION COUNTRY: (PL) POLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (RU) RUSSIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SN) SENEGAL SN SENEGAL SN SENEGAL COUNTRY: (ZA) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Page 8 of 13

9 COUNTRY: (TH) THAILAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) THAILAND: TH BANGKOK (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) COUNTRY: (TG) TOGO TG TOGO 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C TG TOGO 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C 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 Page 9 of 13

10 COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO COUNTRY: (VI) US VIRGIN ISLANDS VIRGIN ISLANDS: VI ST THOMAS N/C N/C VIRGIN ISLANDS: VI ST CROIX 1/ 001 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C ST THOMAS N/C N/C N/C Page 10 of 13

11 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 BRAZIL CHILE COSTA RICA CZECH REPUBLIC DOMINICAN REPUBLIC GHANA ICELAND JAPAN KOREA MOLDOVA NAMIBIA NEPAL NEW ZEALAND NORWAY PAPUA NEW GUINEA PARAGUAY POLAND RUSSIA SEYCHELLES SOMALIA SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND THAILAND TUNISIA UKRAINE URUGUAY EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.) Page 11 of 13

12 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AM) ARMENIA Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Armenia based on data review. COUNTRY: (KH) CAMBODIA Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Cambodia based on data review. COUNTRY: (CR) COSTA RICA Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Costa Rica based on data review. COUNTRY: (CW) CURACAO Effective 16 April 2014, COLA index is unchanged for Curacao based on data review. COUNTRY: (EE) ESTONIA Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Estonia based on data review. COUNTRY: (FJ) FIJI Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Fiji based on data review. COUNTRY: (GE) GEORGIA Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Georgia based on data review. COUNTRY: (IS) ICELAND Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Iceland based on data review. COUNTRY: (IE) IRELAND Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ireland based on data review. COUNTRY: (MY) MALAYSIA Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Malaysia based on data review. COUNTRY: (MA) MOROCCO Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Morocco based on data review. COUNTRY: (PG) PAPUA NEW GUINEA Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Papua New Guinea based on data review. COUNTRY: (SE) SWEDEN Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Sweden based on data review. COUNTRY: (CH) SWITZERLAND Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Switzerland based on data review. COUNTRY: (UZ) UZBEKISTAN Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Uzbekistan based on data review. COUNTRY: (ZW) ZIMBABWE Effective 16 April 2014, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Zimbabwe based on data review. Page 12 of 13

13 POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR COMM (571) , OR joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil 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 13 of 13