EX-99.16 PWR OF ATTY 4 exh16.htm

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, Francisco G. Cigarroa, the undersigned Board member of the following registered investment companies (collectively, the “Funds”):

American Funds College Target Date Series (File No. 333-180729, File No. 811-22692)

American Funds Corporate Bond Fund (File No. 333-183929, File No. 811-22744)

American Funds Emerging Markets Bond Fund (File No. 333-208636; File No. 811-23122)

The American Funds Income Series – U.S. Government Securities Fund (File No. 002-98199, File No. 811-04318)

American Funds Inflation Linked Bond Fund (File No. 333-183931, File No. 811-22746)

American Funds Insurance Series (File No. 002-86838, File No. 811-03857)

American Funds Insurance Series

American Funds Mortgage Fund (File No. 333-168595, File No. 811-22449)

American Funds Multi-Sector Income Fund (File No. 333-228995, File No. 811-23409)

American Funds Portfolio Series (File No. 333-178936, File No. 811-22656)

American Funds Retirement Income Portfolio Series (File No. 333-203797, File No. 811-23053)

American Funds Short-Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund (File No. 033-26431, File No. 811-05750)

American Funds Strategic Bond Fund (File No. 333-207474, File No. 811-23101)

American Funds Target Date Retirement Series (File No. 333-138648, File No. 811-21981)

American Funds Tax-Exempt Fund of New York (File No. 333-168594, File No. 811-22448)

The American Funds Tax-Exempt Series II – The Tax-Exempt Fund of California (File No. 033-06180, File No. 811-04694)

American Funds U.S. Government Money Market Fund (File No. 333-157162, File No. 811-22277)

American High-Income Municipal Bond Fund (File No. 033-80630, File No. 811-08576)

American High-Income Trust (File No. 033-17917, File No. 811-05364)

The Bond Fund of America (File No. 002-50700, File No. 811-02444)

Capital Group Central Fund Series – Capital Group Central Cash Fund (File No. 811-23391)

Capital Group Central Fund Series II (File No. 811-23633)

Capital World Bond Fund (File No. 033-12447, File No. 811-05104)

Intermediate Bond Fund of America (File No. 033-19514, File No. 811-05446)

Limited Term Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America (File No. 033-66214, File No. 811-07888)

Short-Term Bond Fund of America (File No. 333-135770, File No. 811-21928)

The Tax-Exempt Bond Fund of America (File No. 002-49291, File No. 811-02421)

hereby revoke all previous powers of attorney I have signed and otherwise act in my name and behalf in matters involving the Funds and do hereby constitute and appoint

Jennifer L. Butler

Steven I. Koszalka

Julie E. Lawton

Michael W. Stockton

Courtney R. Taylor

Timothy W. McHale

Zarouhi M. Chavdarian

Jane Y. Chung

Susan K. Countess

Marilyn Paramo

Lovelyn C. Sims

Michael R. Tom

Brian D. Bullard

Sandra Chuon

Kyle J. Ilsley

Brian C. Janssen

Hong T. Le

Gregory F. Niland

W. Michael Pattie

each of them singularly, my true and lawful attorneys-in-fact, with full power of substitution, and with full power to each of them, to sign for me and in my name in the appropriate capacities, all Registration Statements of the Funds on Form N-1A, any and all subsequent Amendments, or Post-Effective Amendments to said Registration Statement on Form N-1A or any successor thereto, and any supplements or other instruments in connection therewith, and generally to do all such things in my name and behalf in connection therewith as said attorneys-in-fact deem necessary or appropriate, to comply with the provisions of the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940 as amended, and all related requirements of the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission. I hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys-in-fact or their substitutes may do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

EXECUTED at San Antonio, Texas, on March 10, 2021.

(City, State)

/s/ Francisco G. Cigarroa

Francisco G. Cigarroa, Board member

POWER OF ATTORNEY

I, James G. Ellis, the undersigned Board member of the following registered investment companies (collectively, the “Funds”):

AMCAP Fund (File No. 002-26516, File No. 811-01435)