  Our ultrasound results obtained in pulsed magnetic fields show that the
filled-skutterudite compound SmOs$_4$Sb$_{12}$ has the $\Gamma_{67}$ quartet
crystalline-electric-field ground state. This fact suggests that the multipolar
degrees of freedom of the $\Gamma_{67}$ quartet play an important role in the
unusual physical properties of this material. On the other hand, the elastic
response below $\approx$ 20 T cannot be explained using the localized
4$f$-electron model, which does not take into account the Kondo effect or
ferromagnetic ordering. The analysis result suggests the presence of a
Kondo-like screened state at low magnetic fields and its suppression at high
magnetic fields above 20 T even at low temperatures.
