EXHIBIT 32

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

     Pursuant to 18 U.S.C. section 1350, as adopted pursuant to section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, the undersigned, Chief Executive Officer and Chief Financial Officer of U.S. Bancorp, a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), do hereby certify that:

(1)	The Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 (the “Form 10-K”) of the Company fully complies with the requirements of section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; and
(2)	The information contained in the Form 10-K fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Company.

/s/ JERRY A. GRUNDHOFER	/s/ DAVID M. MOFFETT
Jerry A. Grundhofer Chief Executive Officer	David M. Moffett Chief Financial Officer

Dated: February 27, 2004