War on Debt Act of 2013 - Requires the Secretary of the Treasury to establish and administer a new series of U.S. savings bonds to be known as "War on Debt Bonds," to be used first solely to reduce the amount of foreign-held public debt, and then to reduce other public debt.
Sets the maturity and redemption date of a War on Debt Bond at 50 years from the date of issue. Requires certain annual principal and interest payments, which shall not be includible in gross income under the Internal Revenue Code.
Allows redemption of such a Bond before 50 years if during any fiscal year during which it is outstanding: (1) the federal budget deficit exceeds 3% of gross domestic product (GDP), or (2) the public debt exceeds 10% of GDP.
Limits the holding of a War on Debt Bond to: (1) U.S. citizens or residents; (2) domestic partnerships, or domestic corporations (not more than 1% of the ownership interest of which is held, directly or indirectly, by a person who is not a U.S. person); or (3) estates or trusts which are U.S. persons, unless there is a trust beneficiary who is not a U.S. person.
[Congressional Bills 113th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 1956 Introduced in House (IH)]
113th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 1956
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of
War on Debt Bonds.
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IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
May 13, 2013
Mr. Owens introduced the following bill; which was referred to the
Committee on Ways and Means
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A BILL
To amend title 31, United States Code, to provide for the issuance of
War on Debt Bonds.
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 ``War on Debt Act of 2013''.
SEC. 2. WAR ON DEBT BONDS.
(a) In General.--Subchapter I of chapter 31 of subtitle III of
title 31, United States Code, is amended by inserting after section
3105 the following new section:
``Sec. 3105a. War on Debt Bonds
``(a) The Secretary shall establish and administer a new series of
United States savings bonds, to be known as `War on Debt Bonds'.
Proceeds from the bonds shall be used first solely to reduce the amount
of foreign-held public debt, and then to reduce other public debt.
``(b) A War on Debt Bond shall not mature, and may not be redeemed
by the holder, earlier than 50 years from the date of issue. An amount
equal to \1/50\ of the principal amount of any such bond shall be paid
to the holder of such bond on the 5th anniversary, and each anniversary
thereafter, and shall not be includible in gross income under the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986. Interest shall be paid annually on the
anniversary date of issuance, and shall not be includible in gross
income under such Code.
``(c) War on Debt Bonds shall be issued at face value and in
denominations of not less than $10,000, and shall bear interest at a
rate determined by the Secretary to be equal to 90 percent of the
interest rate for substantially similar AA rated State bonds, adjusted
annually.
``(d) If during any fiscal year during which any War on Debt Bond
is outstanding--
``(1) the Federal budget deficit for such fiscal year
exceeds 3 percent of gross domestic product (as most recently
computed and published by the Department of Commerce); or
``(2) the public debt exceeds 10 percent of gross domestic
product (as so computed and published);
then any such bond may be redeemed without regard to subsection (b).
``(e) A War on Debt Bond may only be held by--
``(1) a citizen or resident of the United States;
``(2) a domestic partnership, or domestic corporation, not
more than 1 percent of the ownership interest of which is held
(directly or indirectly) by a person who is not a United States
person (as defined in section 7701(a)(30) of the Internal
Revenue Code of 1986); or
``(3) an estate or trust which is a United States person
(as so defined), unless there is a beneficiary of the trust who
is not a United States person (as so defined).''.
(b) Clerical Amendment.--The table of sections for subchapter I of
chapter 31 of subtitle III of title 31, United States Code, is amended
by inserting after section 3105 the following new item:
``3105a. War on Debt Bonds.''.
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Introduced in House
Introduced in House
Referred to the House Committee on Ways and Means.
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