CERTIFICATE OF VICE PRESIDENT
T. ROWE PRICE SHORT-TERM BOND FUND, INC.
Pursuant to Rule 306 of Regulation S-T
I, the undersigned, Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President of T. Rowe Price
Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc. (the "Fund"), do hereby certify that the prospectus
for the Fund has been translated into the Spanish language. The Spanish version
of the prospectus constitutes a full and complete representation of the English
version which has been filed as a part of this Registration Statement. A copy of
the Spanish version will be available for inspection upon request.
WITNESS my hand and the seal of the Fund this September 28, 2000.
T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund, Inc.
(Seal) /s/Henry H. Hopkins
Henry H. Hopkins, Vice President
