,i #aafth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #hjad ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,august #aa1 #bjbj ,mr4 ,larson of ,connecticut 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,courtney1 ,mr4 ,ryan1 ,mr4 ,michael ,f4 ,doyle of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,suozzi1 ,ms4 ,snchez1 ,ms4 ,judy ,chu of ,california1 ,mr4 ,lynch1 ,ms4 ,kaptur1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 and ,mr4 ,san ,nicolas7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and in addition to the ,committees on ,energy and ,commerce1 and ,small ,business1 for a period to be subsequently determined by the ,speaker1 in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the issuance of ,united ,states ,victory ,bonds to aid in the funding of public health operations and small business assistance during the coronavirus pandemic1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,victory ,bonds ,act of #bjbj4 #b4 ,purpose ,the purpose of this ,act is to authorize the issuance of ,united ,states ,victory ,bonds to aid in the funding of public health operations and small business assistance during the coronavirus pandemic4 #c4 ,authorization for the issuance of ,united ,states ,victory ,bonds 7a7 ,in general ,section #cajb of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 is amended by adding at the end the following3 7f7 ,issuance of ,united ,states ,victory ,bonds 7#a7 ,in general ,the ,secretary is authorized to issue bonds under this section1 to be known as ,united ,states ,victory ,bonds1 to aid in the funding of public health operations and small business assistance during the coronavirus pandemic4 7#b7 ,form ,the bonds authorized by paragraph 7#a7 shall be in such form and denominations1 and shall be subject to such terms and conditions of issue1 conversion1 redemption1 maturation1 payment1 and rate of interest as the ,secretary may prescribe4 ,such terms and conditions shall ensure that the people of the ,united ,states have as nearly as possible an equal opportunity to participate in subscribing to the offered bonds1 including by purchase from personal residences and in accessible denominations4 4 7b7 ,availability of funds ,amounts received into the ,treasury from the sale of ,united ,states ,victory ,bonds under section #cajb7;f7 of title #ca1 ,united ,states ,code1 shall be available without further appropriation for-- 7#a7 the public health response to the coronavirus1 including testing1 treatment1 tracing1 and vaccine development2 7#b7 small business assistance for businesses impacted by the coronavirus2 and 7#c7 following the conclusion of the pandemic1 for future pandemic response preparations4