SEWARD & KISSEL LLP
                               901 K Street, N.W.
                                   Suite 800
                              Washington, DC 20001

                           Telephone: (202) 737-8833
                           Facsimile: (202) 737-5184
                                 www.sewkis.com



                                                   February 6, 2017


VIA EDGAR
---------

Securities and Exchange Commission
100 F Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C.  20549

Re:        AB Bond Fund, Inc. (the "Company")
           - AB Bond Inflation Strategy
           - AB Municipal Bond Inflation Strategy
           - AB All Market Real Return Portfolio
           File Nos. 2-48227 and 811-02383
           ---------------------------------------


Dear Sir or Madam:

       On behalf of AB Bond Inflation Strategy, AB Municipal Bond Inflation
Strategy and AB All Market Real Return Portfolio (the "Funds"), which are each a
series of the above-referenced Company, we are transmitting a certification
pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended. In this
regard, we certify that the Prospectuses and Statement of Additional Information
for the Funds that would have been filed under Rule 497(c) do not differ from
those included in the most recent post-effective amendment to the Company's
registration statement that was filed electronically with the Securities and
Exchange Commission on January 31, 2017.


      Please call me at the above-referenced number if you have any questions
regarding the attached.

                                                   Sincerely,


                                                   /s/ Mark F. Samra
                                                   ---------------------
                                                       Mark F. Samra