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or transactions to be in the best interests of such individual.

(b)  Every guardian or other person legally vested with the case of the person or estate of an incompetent or minor who is receiving or claiming benefits, or to whom any right or privilege is extended, under this or any other Act of Congress now or hereafter administered by the Board, shall have power everywhere, in the manner and to the extent prescribed by the Board, to take any action necessary or appropriate to perfect any right or exercise any privilege of the incompetent or minor and to conduct all transactions on his behalf under this or any other Act of Congress now or hereafter administered by the Board.  Any payment made pursuant to the provisions of this or the preceding subsection shall be a complete settlement and satisfaction of any claim, right, or interest in and to such payment.

MILITARY SERVICE 

SECTION 17.

(a)  For the purposes of determining the eligibility of a pilot for an annuity and computing an annuity, including a minimum annuity, pursuant to Sections 2 and 3, and for the purpose of determining "quarters of coverage" pursuant to subsection (7) of Section 4, there shall be included in an individual's years of service, within the limitations hereinafter provided in this section, voluntary or involuntary military service of an individual within or without the United States during any war service period, including such military service prior to the date of enactment of this Act:  PROVIDED HOWEVER, That an individual who entered military service prior to a war service period shall not be regarded as having been in military service in a war service period with respect to any part of the period for which he entered such military service.

(b) For the purpose of this section, an individual shall be deemed to have been in "military service" when commissioned or enrolled in the active service of the land or naval forces of the United States and until resignation or discharge therefrom; and the service of any individual in any reserve component of the land or naval forces of the United States, which service in the land or naval forces of the United States for any period, even though less than thirty days, shall be deemed to have been active service in such force during such period.

(c)  For the purpose of this section, a "war service period" shall mean (1) any war period, or (2) with respect to any particular individual, any period during which such individual (1) having been in military service at the end of the war period, was required to continue in military service, or (ii) was required by call of the President, or by any Act of Congress or regulation, order, or proclamation pursuant thereto, to enter and continue in military service, (3) any period after September 7, 1939, with respect to which a state or national emergency was duly declared to exist which requires a strengthening of the national defense; or (4) the period during which the Selective Service Act of 1948 remains in effect.

(d) For the purpose of this section, a "war period" shall be deemed to have begun on whichever of the following dates is the earliest:  (1) the date on which the Congress of the United States declared war; or (2) the date as of which the Congress of the United States declared that a state of war has existed; or (3) the date on which war was declared by