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Show November 21, ENE-FftCT- S: cost-of-livin- g and (COLA) stationed outside the continental United States (CONUS) . COLA is authorized when costs living allowances authorized when a member average actual cost of local receives the basic allowance economy housing to the for subsistence (BAS). The average basic allowance for reason for this is that food is, quarters (BAQ) of the by far, the largest element in assigned members. The result COLA determinations. I f a of this comparison is an member has a meal card and allowance expressed as a per is eating in the base dining centage of the BAQ in facility, COLA would not be multiples of five per cent. authorized. Since there are Thus, an oversea area with a expenses incurred by these prescribed HA index of 105 is members other than for food, an area where the average a study has been under way to actual expenditure for local determine the requirement for economy housing is five per a COLA for these members. cent above the average BAQ The 1975 quadrennial review received by members in that of military compensation area. Members residing in QRMC is now looking at this government quarters are not item. authorized the HA. to is The HA authorized help The criteria applied to both excess COLA and HA survey data are average defray overseas. costs for all oversea same the housing Oversea commands are locations. There is nothing required to submit reports static about COLA and HA annually (and when changes rates, as prices and housing occur) on actual housing costs costs fluctuate in both the as reported by members oversea area and CONUS. The themselves. Housing costs purpose and intent of these include rent, utilities, and allowances do not dictate costs required to bring the heavv financial commitment, residence up to reasonable based on a steady, guaranteed American standards. The rate of COLA and HA. These (excluding housing) exceed those in the CONUS. The purpose of the COLA is to help a member maintain the same level of living at an expensive overseas area as he or she would have stateside. The Department of Defense (DOD) per diem, travel and allowance transportation committee determines the ) ( need for an amount of the COLA. The committee the average price of compares more than 100 goods and services at an oversea station (as reported by the overseas command) with the average price of similar goods and If stateside. services particular oversea station show that prices are higher in that location, a COLA is authorized. in COLA is stated s8sis "WWSFTT L "" "" 111 ilium Services have 1965 since proposed legislation to provide members stationed in high-coareas a variable st housing allowance (VHA) or a COLA. Despite these efforts, support for the legislation could not be effected due to limited fiscal resources and need to concentrate lower grades do not have available funds on those travel or transportation programs which were and are entitlements for dependent critical to sustaining an all volunteer force. Two of these were raising entry level basic pay to civilian comparable levels in 1971 and continuing efforts to gain travel and transportation entitlements for junior enlisted members. Currently, an E-- 4 with less than two years' service and those in travel, shipment of household goods, etc. major review of and decision on the feasibility of a VHA is in the offing, based on a House Appropriations A Committee directive that at a VHA. This is DOD look now being examined and results will be available in June 1976. (AFNS) M(orMl!a? TOW CHARGES! DAMAGED CLOTHING! LOST WORK! COLDS FROM EXPOSURE! DAMAGED WHEELS, FENDERS! cent. Thus, where examination reveals the cost of living at a particular oversea station is 102 p r cent of the stateside V cost. COLA index 02 provides a two per cent supplement to spendable income. Indexes and daily rates appear in the joint travel regulations. 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You Shoukl $199 00 9 the in. precentages of spendable income by pay grade in of two per strictly . comparionsof the prices for a multiples are designed to defray excess costs if they exist. With respect to high cost areas in the CONUS, the Armed I'age Housing Allowances Cost-Of-liuin- g, commanders may submit appropriateness of an HA is surveys at any time. then determined by DOD COLA is Normally, through comparisons of the allowance a housing are allowance ' (HA) authorized by law in certain overseas areas to help defray the excess costs by members A HILL TOP TIMES 1975 p-- a-- t I' WtTU TutC """ PlosSI Tire 0u state Road Tax nt ew t. 1 T T T T ! t TTTTTT ffttlPrtM .lWJH-A i' isrTTQistietiKi'irtiK t0 p r OGDEN WASMIN&T0H OUI OWN |