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497(j)
[SKADDEN, ARPS, SLATE, MEAGHER & FLOM (ILLINOIS)]
December 29, 1999
Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549
Re: Van Kampen Corporate Bond Fund -- Rule 497(j) Filing
(File Nos. 2-21819 and 811-2423)
Ladies and Gentlemen:
Van Kampen Corporate Bond Fund (the "Registrant") filed via EDGAR on
December 23, 1999, one electronically signed copy of Post-Effective Amendment
No. 71 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration Statement")
complete with exhibits thereto. The Registration Statement and Exhibits were
filed pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the general rules and regulations of the
Securities and Exchange Commission promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933,
as amended, and under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.
In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j) of the 1933 Act Rules,
this letter serves to certify that the prospectus and statement of additional
information contained in the Registration Statement do not differ from that
which would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) of the 1933 Act Rules.
Should the staff have any questions regarding the foregoing, please contact
me at (312) 407-0863.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Charles B. Taylor
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