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 The current allotment/direct deposit. “Combat areas” are defined as any of the following: • Effective January, 1991: o Bahrain, o Gulf of Aden, o Gulf of Oman, o Iraq, o Kuwait, o Persian Gulf, o Qatar, o Oman, o Red Sea, o Saudi Arabia, and o United Arab Emirates. • Effective November, 1995: o Bosnia, o Herzegovina, o Croatia, and o Macedonia • Effective March 24, 1999: o The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro), o Albania, o The Adriatic Sea, and o The Ionian Sea north of the 39th parallel • Turkey effective January 1, 2003 • Israel from January 1 through July 31,2003 • Eastern Mediterranean from March 19 through July 31, 2003 • Jordan effective March 19, 2003 • Egypt effective March 19 through April 20, 2003 • Afghanistan, effective September 19, 2001 • Pakistan effective September 19, 2001 • Tajikistan effective September 19, 2001 • Jordan effective September 19, 2001 • Incirlik AFB Turkey effective September 19, 2001 • Kyrgyzstan effective October 1, 2001 • Uzbekistan effective October 1, 2001 • Philippines (only troops w/orders that reference OEF) effective January 9, 2002 • Yemen effective April 10, 2002 • Djibouti effective July 1, 2002

MONEY RECEIVED BY A THIRD PARTY 4.28 ALL Money received by a third party for a group member is counted as income only if the group member actually receives the money from the third party. If the money is not turned over to the group member, then it is not counted. The Department may require the group member to take steps to obtain money not turned over to the group. MONEY RECEIVED ON BEHALF OF OTHERS 4.29 ALL Money received as a third party on behalf of others is not counted as income received if it does not