United States War Bonds Act of 2009

United States War Bonds Act of 2009 - Authorizes the Secretary of the Treasury to issue United States War Bonds to aid in the funding of the operations in Iraq and Afghanistan.

Authorizes appropriations to implement a marketing program to encourage sales of such bonds.

[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 4385 Introduced in House (IH)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                H. R. 4385

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 HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                           December 16, 2009

 Mr. Meek of Florida (for himself, Ms. Linda T. Sanchez of California, 
and Mr. Carnahan) introduced the following bill; which was referred to 
                    the Committee on Ways and Means

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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.
            ``(3) Marketing.--The Secretary shall carry out a program 
        to encourage sales of United States War Bonds, including 
        activities to facilitate the purchase of such bonds.
            ``(4) Authorization of appropriations.--There is authorized 
        to be appropriated $3,000,000 for carrying out the marketing 
        program described in paragraph (3).''.
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