[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 2846 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 2846

To authorize the issuance of United States War Bonds to aid in funding 
               of the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                            December 8, 2009

 Mr. Nelson of Nebraska introduced the following bill; which was read 
  twice and referred to the Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban 
                                Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the issuance of United States War Bonds to aid in funding 
               of the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``United States War Bonds Act of 
2009''.

SEC. 2. PURPOSE.

    The purpose of this Act is to authorize the issuance of United 
States War Bonds to aid in the funding of the operations in Iraq and 
Afghanistan.

SEC. 3. AUTHORIZATION FOR THE ISSUANCE OF UNITED STATES WAR BONDS.

    Section 3102 of title 31, United States Code, is amended by adding 
at the end the following:
    ``(f) Issuance of United States War Bonds.--
            ``(1) In general.--The Secretary is authorized to issue 
        bonds under this section, to be known as `United States War 
        Bonds', to aid in the funding of the operations in Iraq and 
        Afghanistan.
            ``(2) Form.--The bonds authorized by paragraph (1) shall be 
        in such form and denominations, and shall be subject to such 
        terms and conditions of issue, conversion, redemption, 
        maturation, payment, and rate of interest as the Secretary may 
        prescribe.''.
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