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        <issuerName>US BANCORP \DE\</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>LEVIN JERRY W</rptOwnerName>
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            <rptOwnerStreet1>AMERICAN HOUSEHOLD, INC.</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>2381 EXECUTIVE CENTER DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>BOCA RATON</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>FL</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>33431</rptOwnerZipCode>
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Vested units are payable in common stock when the reporting person retires in accordance with the Company's director retirement policy.</footnote><footnote id="F3">Includes restricted stock units acquired in July and October pursuant to a dividend reinvestment feature of the reporting person's restricted stock unit award.</footnote><footnote id="F4">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on January 2, 2005.</footnote><footnote id="F5">Stock option acquired from issuer in lieu of $70,000 of cash compensation for 2004 director fees under the 2001 Executive Stock Incentive Plan.</footnote><footnote id="F6">The exercise price and number of shares subject to the option were adjusted to preserve the economic value of the option in connection with the spin-off of the company's Piper Jaffray subsidiary on December 31, 2003, by multiplying the number of shares subject to the option, and dividing the option price, by 1.0068.</footnote><footnote id="F7">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on April 15, 2004.</footnote><footnote id="F8">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on January 2, 2004.</footnote><footnote id="F9">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on December 17, 2003.</footnote><footnote id="F10">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on October 1, 2003.</footnote><footnote id="F11">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on July 1, 2003.</footnote><footnote id="F12">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on April 1, 2003.</footnote><footnote id="F13">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on January 2, 2003.</footnote><footnote id="F14">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on October 1, 2002.</footnote><footnote id="F15">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on July 2, 2002.</footnote><footnote id="F16">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on April 2, 2002.</footnote><footnote id="F17">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on March 12, 2002.</footnote><footnote id="F18">The option vests in four equal annual installments beginning on February 27, 2002.</footnote><footnote id="F19">The option was fully vested immediately after grant.</footnote></footnotes><remarks/><ownerSignature><signatureName>Lee R. Mitau for Jerry W. Levin</signatureName><signatureDate>2004-01-06</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

