Exhibit (j)
CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS
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We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective
Amendment No. 33 to the registration statement on Form N-1A ("Registration
Statement") of our report dated November 29, 2000, relating to the financial
statements and financial highlights which appears in the September 30, 2000
Annual Report to Shareholders of Scudder GNMA Fund, which is also incorporated
by reference into the Registration Statement. We also consent to the references
to us under the headings "Financial Highlights", "Experts" and "Administrative
Fee" in such Registration Statement.
/s/PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Boston, Massachusetts
December 27, 2000
