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Exhibit(i)(2)
[Letterhead of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom (Illinois)]
December 22, 2000
Van Kampen Corporate Bond Fund
1 Parkview Plaza
P.O. Box 5555
Oakbrook Terrace, Illinois 60181-5555
Re: Post-Effective Amendment No. 72 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A
for the Van Kampen Corporate Bond Fund
(the "Registration Statement")
(File Nos. 2-21819 and 811-2423)
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We hereby consent to the reference to our firm under the heading "Legal
Counsel" in the Registration Statement. In giving this consent, we do not
hereby admit that we are in the category of persons whose consent is required
under Section 7 of the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, or the rules and
regulations promulgated thereunder.
Very truly yours,
/s/ Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom (Illinois)
