[VAN KAMPEN INVESTMENTS LETTERHEAD]

                                                                         497(j)

                               September 30, 2003



Securities and Exchange Commission
450 Fifth Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20549

  Re:  Van Kampen Reserve Fund -- Rule 497(j) Filing
       (File Nos. 2-50870 and 811-2482)

Ladies and Gentlemen:

     Van Kampen Reserve Fund (the "Registrant") filed via EDGAR on September 25,
2003, an electronically signed copy of Post-Effective Amendment No. 45 to the
Registration Statement on Form N-1A (the "Registration Statement") complete with
exhibits filed therewith pursuant to Rule 485(b) of the General Rules and
Regulations (the "1933 Act Rules") of the Securities and Exchange Commission
promulgated under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and under the
Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended.

     In accordance with the provisions of Rule 497(j) of the 1933 Act Rules,
this letter serves to certify that the prospectus and statement of additional
information contained in the Registration Statement do not differ from that
which would have been filed pursuant to Rule 497(c) of the 1933 Act Rules.

     Should the staff have any questions regarding the foregoing, please contact
the undersigned at (212) 762-5262 or Chuck Taylor at (312) 407-0863.


                                                Very truly yours,



                                                /s/ LouAnne McInnis
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                                                LouAnne McInnis
                                                Assistant Secretary