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T. ROWE PRICE
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Short-Term U.S. Government Fund, Inc.
Supplement to prospectus dated October 1, 1999
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Important Information About the Short-Term U.S. Government Fund
We want to let you know that on July 18, 2000, the Board of Directors of the T.
Rowe Price Short-Term U.S. Government Fund recommended a plan of reorganization
for the fund. Under the reorganization, the assets of the fund would be merged
into the T. Rowe Price Short-Term Bond Fund. The Short-Term U.S. Government
Fund was closed to new investors on July 18.
If you hold shares in the Short-Term U.S. Government Fund at the close of
business August 25, 2000, the "record" date, you will have the opportunity to
vote on the reorganization plan. Proxy materials and voting instructions will
be mailed in early September to shareholders of record, and a special
shareholder meeting will be held on October 25, 2000. If the proposal is
approved, the transfer of assets will take place soon thereafter, and you will
then own shares with the same total value in the Short-Term Bond Fund. The
merger is designed to have no adverse tax consequences for shareholders in the
Short-Term U.S. Government Fund.
Detailed information about the proposed reorganization is provided only by the
proxy. If you would like information about the Short-Term Bond Fund or any
other T. Rowe Price fund, please give us a call at 1-800-225-5132 or visit our
Web site at www.troweprice.com.
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The date of this supplement is July 19, 2000.
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F69-041 7/19/00
