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PUBLIC LAWS-CH. 581-OCT. 6 , 1942 Validity. Infra. 54 Stat. 1179. 50 U. S. C., app. §I510-513. Ante, pp . 282, 769. U. S . citizens serv- ing with llied forces. 54 Stat. 1190. 50 U. S. C., app. 572. Post, p. 776. Notice to persons in and entering service. Selectees. 54 Stat. 885 . 50 U. 8. C., app. 5 301-318; Supp. I , 1 302-315. Ante, pp. 369, 386, 724; post, p: 1018. 54 Stat. 1179. 50 U. S. C., app. §5 510-533 . Ante, p.282; post, pp. 771 964; infra. Enlisted Reserve Corps. Written agreements executed during or after military service. 54 Stat. 1181. 50 U. 8. C., app.

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Time limits for bringing actions. Military service period not included. Post, p. 964. whether primarily or secondarily liable upon the obligation or liability, except that after the date of enactment of the Soldiers' and Sailors' Civil Relief Act Amendments of 1942 no such waiver shall be valid unless it is executed as an instrument separate from the obligation or liability in respect of which it applies, and no such waiver shall be valid after the beginning of the period of military service if executed by an individual who subsequent to the execution of such waiver becomes a person in military service, or if executed by a dependent of such individual, unless executed by such individual or dependent during the period specified in section 106." SEC. 4 . Article I of such Act is amended by adding at the end thereof the following: "SEC. 104. Persons who serve with the forces of any nation with which the United States may be allied in the prosecution of any war in which the United States engages while this Act remains in force and who immediately prior to such service were citizens of the United States shall, except in those cases provided for in section 512, be entitled to the relief and benefits afforded by this Act if such service is similar to military service as defined in this Act, unless they are dishonorably discharged therefrom, or it appears that they do not intend to resume United States citizenship. "SEC. 105. The Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy shall make provision, in such manner as each may deem appropriate for his respective Department, to insure the giving of notice of the benefits accorded by this Act to persons in and to persons entering military service. The Director of Selective Service shall cooperate with the Secretary of War and the Secretary of the Navy in carrying out the provisions of this section. "SEC. 106. Any person who has been ordered to report for induc- tion under the Selective Training and Service Act of 1940, as amended, shall be entitled to the relief and benefits accorded persons in military service under articles I, II, and III of this Act during the period beginning on the date of receipt of such order and end- ing on the date upon which such person reports for induction; and any member of the Enlisted Reserve Corps who is ordered to report for military service shall be entitled to such relief and benefits during the period beginning on the date of receipt of such order and ending on the date upon which he reports for such service. "SEC. 107. Nothing contained in this Act shall prevent- "(a) the modification, termination, or cancelation of any con- tract, lease, or bailment or any obligation secured by mortgage, trust deed, lien, or other security in the nature of a mortgage, or "(b) the repossession, retention, foreclosure, sale, forfeiture, or taking possession of property which is security for any obliga- tion or which has been purchased or received under a contract, lease, or bailment, pursuant to a written agreement of the parties thereto (including the person in military service concerned, or the person to whom section 106 is applicable, whether or not such person is a party to the obligation), or their assignees, executed during or after the period of military service of the person concerned or during the period specified in section 106." SEC. 5. Section 205 of such Act is amended to read as follows: "SEC. 205. The period of military service shall not be included in computing any period now or hereafter to be limited by any law, regulation, or order for the bringing of any action or proceeding in any court, board, bureau, commission, department, or other agency of government by or against any person m military service or by 770 [56 STAT.