,i  #aaeth ,,congress  #ast ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #bcdh  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,may #c1 #bjag,mrs4  
,torres introduced the following bill2  
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,ways and ,means  ,a ,,bill  ,to require
 the ,secretary of the ,treasury to     
issue ,american ,infrastructure         
,opportunity ,bonds when the real rate  
equals zero percent or less and deposit 
the proceeds from such bonds into the   
,highway ,trust ,fund1 and for other    
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,american           
,infrastructure ,opportunity ,bonds     
,act4  #b4 ,american ,infrastructure    
,opportunity ,bonds ,chapter #ca of     
title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is    
amended--  7#a7 by adding at the end the
 following new subchapter3  ,,iii       
,american ,infrastructure ,opportunity  
,bonds  #caca4 ,issuance of ,american   
,infrastructure ,opportunity ,bonds and 
use of proceeds  7a7 ,issuance of bonds 
,if the ,secretary of the ,treasury     

determines that the real rate is equal  
to zero percent or less1 the ,secretary 
shall--  7#a7 issue ,government bonds   
with a face value of #bj1jjj1jjj1jjj2   
and  7#b7 deposit amounts equivalent to 
the proceeds from such issuance into the
 ,highway ,trust ,fund1 of which #bj    
percent shall be deposited into the     
,mass ,transit ,account established     
under section #iejc7;e7 of the ,internal
 ,revenue ,code of #aihf4  7b7          
,definitions ,for purposes of this      
section3 7#a7 ,federal interest rate    
,the term ,federal interest rate means  
the current market yields on outstanding
 marketable obligations of the ,united  
,states with remaining periods to       
maturity of approximately #a year1 as   
determined by the ,secretary of the     
,treasury4  7#b7 ,inflation rate ,the   
term inflation rate means the change in 
the ,consumer ,price ,index for ,all    
,urban ,consumers published by the      
,bureau of ,labor ,statistics of the    
,department of ,labor with respect to   

the previous calendar month4  7#c7 ,real
 rate ,the term real rate means-- 7,a7  
the ,federal interest rate1 minus  7,b7 
the inflation rate4  2 and  7#b7 in the 
analysis for such chapter1 by adding at 
the end the following3  ,,subchapter    
,,iii--,american ,infrastructure        
,opportunity ,bonds #caca4 ,issuance of 
,american ,infrastructure ,opportunity  
,bonds and use of proceeds4  4