(Bloomberg) -- The tax overhaul may cause a snag for debt-hungry pension funds.

Now being refined by the House and Senate, the legislation will likely encourage companies to bring earnings that have been parked overseas back to the U.S.

With all that extra cash, firms may borrow less, reducing the supply of investment-grade bonds by as much as 17 percent next year, according to Bank of America Corp. estimates.

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