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April 27, 2016

U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission

100 F Street, N.E.

Washington, DC 20549


Re:	Vanguard Bond Index Funds (the “Trust”)
	File No. 33-6001


Ladies and Gentlemen:

Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, this letter serves as certification that the Prospectuses
and Statement of Additional Information with respect to the above-referenced Trust do not differ from that filed
in the most recent post-effective amendment, which was filed electronically.

Sincerely,

Ross M. Oklewicz
Associate Counsel
The Vanguard Group, Inc.

cc:	Asen Parachkevov, Esquire
	U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission