FEDERATED US GOVERNMENT BOND FUND, 497J, 1999-11-01

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497J, 1999-11-01

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                       FEDERATED U.S. GOVERNMENT BOND FUND

                            Federated Investors Funds
                              5800 Corporate Drive
                       Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15237-7000

                                November 1, 1999




EDGAR Operations Branch
Securities and Exchange Commission
Division of Investment Management
450 Fifth Street, Northwest
Washington, DC  20549

       RE:    FEDERATED U.S. GOVERNMENT BOND FUND (the "Trust")
              1933 Act File No. 2-98494
              1940 Act File No. 811-4489

Dear Sir or Madam:

         Pursuant to Rule 497(j) under the Securities Act of 1933, the
above-named Trust hereby certifies that the definitive forms of prospectus and
statement of additional information dated October 31, 1999, that would have been
filed under Rule 497(c), do not differ from the forms of prospectus and
statement of additional information contained in the most recent registration
statement for the Trust. This registration statement was electronically filed
under Rule 485(b) as Post-Effective Amendment No. 25 on October 26, 1999.


         If you have any questions regarding this certification, please call me
at (412) 288-8160.

                                                    Very truly yours,



                                                    /s/ C. Grant Anderson
                                                    C. Grant Anderson
                                                    Assistant Secretary