Section 16
SECTION 16. Prohibition of Double Allowances or Benefits. The provisions in the preceding section notwithstanding, officials and employees already receiving such or similar allowances or benefits granted under previous authorizations shall not be entitled to any increased transportation and/or representation allowances provided therein, unless the total of his existing allowances or benefits is less than the total of the two rates fixed in the preceding section, in which case he may be entitled only to the difference.