FORM N-8A

                      SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                           Washington, D.C. 20549

       NOTIFICATION OF REGISTRATION PURSUANT TO SECTION 8(a)
              OF THE INVESTMENT COMPANY ACT OF 1940

     The undersigned investment company hereby notifies the
Securities and Exchange Commission that it registers under and
pursuant to the provisions of Section 8(a) of the Investment
Company Act of 1940 and in connection with such notification of
registration submits the following information:

Name: The Travelers Fund BD II for Variable Annuities

Address of
Principal Business Office: One Tower Square, Hartford, CT 06183

Telephone Number: (203) 277-0111

Name and address of agent for service of process:

          Ernest J. Wright
          Assistant Secretary
          The Travelers Life and Annuity Company
          One Tower Square
          Hartford, CT 06183

Check Appropriate Box:

Registrant is filing a Registration Statement pursuant to Section
8(b) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 concurrently with the
filing of Form N-8A:

                     [X]  Yes               [  ]  No

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Investment Company Act of
1940, the sponsor of the registrant has caused this Notification of
Registration to be duly signed on behalf of the registrant in the
City of Hartford and the State of Connecticut on the __th day of
March, 1995.

THE TRAVELERS FUND BD II FOR VARIABLE ANNUITIES

By: The Travelers Life and Annuity Company

                By: _____/s/ Jay S. Fishman_____________

                            Jay S. Fishman
                       Chief Financial Officer

Attest:
                By: ____/s/ Ernest J. Wright____________

                           Ernest J. Wright
                         Assistant Secretary