EXHIBIT 9(b)
BROWN & WOOD
LLP
ONE WORLD TRADE
CENTER
NEW YORK, N.Y. 10048-0557
TELEPHONE: 212-839-5300
FACSIMILE: 212-839-5599
October 27,
1999
Merrill Lynch Federal Securities Trust
800 Scudders Mill Road
Plainsboro, New Jersey 08536
Ladies and Gentlemen:
We consent to the filing in Post-Effective
Amendment No. 16 to the Registration Statement on Form N-1A (File Nos.
2-92366 and 811-4077) of our opinion dated August 20, 1984 filed on August
21, 1984 as an Exhibit to Pre-Effective Amendment No.1 to such Registration
Statement and to the use of our name in the prospectus and statement of
additional information constituting parts thereof.
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