SECTION A APPENDIX J - COST-OF-LIVING INDEXES: FROM TO LOCALITIES 136 N/C N/C 999 FROM TO LOCALITIES

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1 THIS MESSAGE CONSTITUTES OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION OF BI-MONTHLY STATION ALLOWANCE REVIEWS EFFECTIVE 01 AUGUST 2010, FOR THE FOLLOWING COUNTRIES: AMERICAN SAMOA, BAHRAIN, BARBADOS, BRAZIL, BULGARIA, CAMEROON, CANADA, CHAD, COLOMBIA, COSTA RICA, COTE D'IVOIRE, EQUATORIAL GUINEA, ETHIOPIA, FIJI, GAMBIA, GERMANY, GHANA, GIBRALTAR, GUATEMALA, GUYANA, HONDURAS, ICELAND, INDIA, ISRAEL, JAPAN, JERUSALEM, JORDAN, KENYA, KOREA, KYRGYZSTAN, MEXICO, MOROCCO, NAMIBIA, NEPAL, NETHERLANDS, NEW ZEALAND, NICARAGUA, PERU, PHILIPPINES, PUERTO RICO, ROMANIA, RWANDA, SERBIA, SEYCHELLES, SOUTH AFRICA, SPAIN, SWAZILAND, SWEDEN, SWITZERLAND, TAIWAN, TURKEY, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, 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: (BR) BRAZIL 136 N/C N/C 999 COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON COUNTRY: (CD) CHAD COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA , 003, 999 COUNTRY: (CS) COSTA RICA , 999 COUNTRY: (FJ) FIJI , 999

2 COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR COUNTRY: (IC) ICELAND COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA 116 N/C 001, COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL 138 N/C 001 COUNTRY: (JA) JAPAN 146 N/C N/C 003, N/C 009, 011, 015, 022, 029, 031, 069, N/C N/C 007, 033, 065, 067, 073, 077, N/C N/C 041, N/C 018, 052, N/C N/C 016, N/C N/C 080, 106 COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA 108 N/C 001, 003, 011, 999 COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA, X 110 N/C 007, 010, 025, 035, 050, N/C 017, 045, 047, 070, 176, 177, 178, , , Effective 01 August 2010, KS005 is renamed United Changwon City (Chinhae, Changwon, Masan). All personnel assigned to Changwan or Masan should be recoded appropriately

3 COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO , 015, 455, COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO 122 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (WA) NAMIBIA COUNTRY: (NP) NEPAL COUNTRY: (NL) NETHERLANDS , 025, COUNTRY: (PE) PERU , 999 COUNTRY: (RP) PHILIPPINES 110 N/C 003, 005, 701 None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (RO) ROMANIA COUNTRY: (RB) SERBIA None N/C 060, 999 COUNTRY: (SE) SEYCHELLES None N/C 999 COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA , COUNTRY: (WZ) SWAZILAND

4 COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN , 003, 999 COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND , 005, 009, 999 COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN 148 N/C 999 COUNTRY: (TC) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES , 024, N/C 014 COUNTRY: (UK) UNITED KINGDOM , , 388, , 318, 496, 508, 514, 517, 676, 865, , , , COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY 128 N/C 003, 999

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: (BR) BRAZIL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (BU) BULGARIA BU BULGARIA CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 BU BULGARIA Effective 01 August 2010, Utility Allowance is revised to 437 Euro for all personnel in Bulgaria COUNTRY: (CA) CANADA CANADA: 1/ CA ARGENTIA 003 SAME AS OTHER GREENWOOD 025 SAME AS OTHER MASSET 037 SAME AS OTHER VANCOUVER 076 SAME AS OTHER OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 CANADA: 1/ CA ARGENTIA 003 SAME AS OTHER GREENWOOD 025 SAME AS OTHER MASSET 037 SAME AS OTHER VANCOUVER 076 SAME AS OTHER OTHER

6 COUNTRY: (CO) COLOMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 COLOMBIA: CO BOGOTA CARTAGENA OTHER COUNTRY: (CS) COSTA RICA, X COSTA RICA: CS SAN JOSE OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 COSTA RICA: CS SAN JOSE OTHER COUNTRY: (ET) ETHIOPIA ET ETHIOPIA 999 N/C ` CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 ET ETHIOPIA COUNTRY: (FJ) FIJI RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (GA) GAMBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (GM) GERMANY Effective 01 August 2010, MIHA Miscellaneous is revised to 487 Euro for all personnel in Germany

7 COUNTRY: (GI) GIBRALTAR RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (HO) HONDURAS HONDURAS: HO OTHER 999 N/C N/C CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 HONDURAS: HO OTHER COUNTRY: (IC) ICELAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IN) INDIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (IS) ISRAEL RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JA) JAPAN, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ JAPAN: 3/ JA YOKOSUKA (KA) 061 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C YOKOTA (TO) 065 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 JAPAN: 3/ JA YOKOSUKA (KA) N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C YOKOTA (TO) N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C COUNTRY: (JS) JERUSALEM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (JO) JORDAN JORDAN: JO AMMAN N/C N/C N/C N/C

8 COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ KENYA: KE KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 KISUMU MOMBASA NAIROBI OTHER COUNTRY: (KS) KOREA, X RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ Effective 01 August 2010, KS005 is renamed United Changwon City (Chinhae, Changwon, Masan). All personnel assigned to Changwan or Masan should be recoded appropriately COUNTRY: (KG) KYRGYZSTAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ MEXICO: MX GUADALAJARA MEXICO CITY MONTERREY VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 MEXICO: MX GUADALAJARA MEXICO CITY MONTERREY VERACRUZ 015 SAME AS OTHER OTHER COUNTRY: (MO) MOROCCO RATE OF EXCHANGE: $

9 COUNTRY: (RP) PHILIPPINES RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ PHILIPPINES: RP MANILA (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 PHILIPPINES: RP MANILA (FOR MEMBERS WITH RENTAL ADVANCES) COUNTRY: (RQ) PUERTO RICO PUERTO RICO 1/: RQ CAGUAS 015 SAME AS SAN JUAN CAYEY 025 SAME AS SAN JUAN GUAYAMA 040 SAME AS PONCE GUAYNABO 045 SAME AS SAN JUAN PONCE (INCL FT ALLEN & CAMP SANTIAGO) N/C N/C SABANA SECA 075 SAME AS SAN JUAN SAN JUAN (INCL BAYAMON, CAROLINA, AND FORT BUCHANAN) 080 N/C N/C N/C N/C VEGA BAJA 085 SAME AS SAN JUAN CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 PUERTO RICO 1/ : RQ AGUADILLA (INCL CG AS BORINQUEN) 001 SAME AS OTHER ARECIBO 005 SAME AS OTHER CAGUAS 015 SAME AS SAN JUAN CAYEY 025 SAME AS SAN JUAN GUAYAMA 040 SAME AS PONCE GUAYNABO 045 SAME AS SAN JUAN ISABELA 053 SAME AS OTHER PONCE (INCL FT ALLEN & CAMP SANTIAGO) N/C N/C N/C SABANA SECA 075 SAME AS SAN JUAN SAN JUAN (INCL BAYAMON, CAROLINA, AND FORT BUCHANAN) 080 N/C N/C N/C N/C 1580 N/C N/C VEGA BAJA 085 SAME AS SAN JUAN OTHER 999 N/C N/C N/C N/C N/C

10 COUNTRY: (RW) RWANDA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (RB) SERBIA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SF) SOUTH AFRICA RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SW) SWEDEN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (SZ) SWITZERLAND RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TW) TAIWAN RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (TU) TURKEY TURKEY: TU IZMIR 007 N/C N/C CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 TURKEY: TU IZMIR COUNTRY: (TC) UNITED ARAB EMIRATES RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (UK) UNITED KINGDOM RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ COUNTRY: (UY) URUGUAY RATE OF EXCHANGE: $ URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER CODE E9 E8 E7 E6 E5 E4 E3 URUGUAY: UY MONTEVIDEO OTHER

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 BRAZIL COLOMBIA COSTA RICA FIJI GAMBIA GIBRALTAR ICELAND INDIA ISRAEL JAPAN JERUSALEM KENYA KOREA KYRGYZSTAN MEXICO MOROCCO NAMIBIA PHILIPPINES ROMANIA (COLA) RWANDA SERBIA SEYCHELLES SOUTH AFRICA SWAZILAND SWEDEN SWITZERLAND TAIWAN UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNITED KINGDOM URUGUAY EXCHANGE RATE (TO 1 DLR U.S.)

12 SECTION D REVIEWS OF DATA LEADING TO NO CHANGE IN THE ALLOWANCE: COUNTRY: (AQ) AMERICAN SAMOA Effective 01 August 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for American Samoa based on data review COUNTRY: (BA) BAHRAIN Effective 01 August 2010, Utility Allowance is unchanged for Bahrain based on data review COUNTRY: (BB) BARBADOS Effective 01 August 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Barbados based on data review COUNTRY: (BR) BRAZIL Effective 01 August 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Brazil based on data review COUNTRY: (CM) CAMEROON Effective 01 August 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Cameroon based on data review COUNTRY: (IV) COTE D'IVOIRE Effective 01 August 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Cote D'Ivoire based on data review COUNTRY: (EK) EQUATORIAL GUINEA Effective 01 August 2010, COLA index is unchanged for Equatorial Guinea based on data review COUNTRY: (GH) GHANA Effective 01 August 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Ghana based on data review COUNTRY: (GT) GUATEMALA Effective 01 August 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Guatemala based on data review COUNTRY: (GY) GUYANA Effective 01 August 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Guyana based on data review COUNTRY: (KE) KENYA Effective 01 August 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Kenya based on data review COUNTRY: (MX) MEXICO Effective 01 August 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Mexico based on data review COUNTRY: (NZ) NEW ZEALAND Effective 01 August 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for New Zealand based on data review COUNTRY: (NU) NICARAGUA Effective 01 August 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Nicaragua based on data review COUNTRY: (RP) PHILIPPINES Effective 01 August 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Philippines based on data review COUNTRY: (RB) SERBIA Effective 01 August 2010, Rental Allowances are unchanged for Serbia based on data review COUNTRY: (SP) SPAIN Effective 01 August 2010, COLA index is unchanged for Spain based on data review

13 POC FOR THIS MESSAGE IS JOSEPH O CONNOR (703) , COMM, FAX , OR joseph.oconnor@dtmo.pentagon.mil

14 ADDITIONAL NOTES: 1. ALLOWANCE CHANGES ARE ALSO AVAILABLE FROM THREE OTHER SOURCES: THE NORMAL TRANSACTION FILE, DISPATCHED TO ALL DFAS FINANCE CENTERS VIA DEFENSE MANPOWER DATA CENTER (DMDC); THE PER DIEM COMMITTEE'S FTP SERVER ( AND THE WEB. THOSE OFFICES AND ORGANIZATIONS NOT ABLE TO RECEIVE ALLOWANCE CHANGES VIA ANY OF THE THREE MODES 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.