(a)(i) The Principal Executive Officer and Principal Financial Officer of Van
Kampen Reserve Fund (the "Fund") have evaluated the disclosure controls and
procedures (as defined in Rule 30a-2(c)) of the Fund within 90 days of the
filing date of this Form N-SAR (the "Effective Date") and, except as described
below under 77Q3(a)(ii), they believe that the disclosure controls and
procedures are effective.

(a)(ii)  There have been no significant changes in the Fund's internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect these controls subsequent to
the date of their evaluation, including any corrective actions with regard to
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses, except as follows.  The Fund
has reviewed matters related to certain Fund expense calculations and changes
have been made to enhance the procedures and calculation process.

(a)(iii) CERTIFICATIONS

I, John L. Sullivan, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of the Fund;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue statement
of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to make the
statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such statements
were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by this
report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this report,
and the financial statements on which the financial information is based,
fairly present in all material respects the financial condition, results
of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial
statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.	The registrants' other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in the 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the
registrant and have:

a)	designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that material
information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)	evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls and
procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c)	presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of the
disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;

5.	The registrants' other certifying officers and I have disclosed, based
on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):

a)	all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)	 any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or other
employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal controls;
and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.

Date:  1/28/03


                                      /S/ John L. Sullivan
  					  Principal Financial Officer


(a)(iii) CERTIFICATIONS

I, Mitchell M. Merin, certify that:

1.	I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of the Fund;

2.	Based on my knowledge, this report does not contain any untrue
statement of a material fact or omit to state a material fact necessary to
make the statements made, in light of the circumstances under which such
statements were made, not misleading with respect to the period covered by
this report;

3.	Based on my knowledge, the financial information included in this
report, and the financial statements on which the financial information is
based, fairly present in all material respects the financial condition,
results of operations, changes in net assets, and cash flows (if the financial
statements are required to include a statement of cash flows) of the
registrant as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;

4.	The registrants' other certifying officers and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
defined in the 30a-2(c) under the Investment Company Act) for the
registrant and have:

a)	designed such disclosure controls and procedures to ensure that
material information relating to the registrant, including its consolidated
subsidiaries, is made known to us by others within those entities,
particularly during the period in which this report is being prepared;

b)	evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure controls
and procedures as of a date within 90 days prior to the filing date of this
report (the "Evaluation Date"); and

c)	presented in this report our conclusions about the effectiveness of
the disclosure controls and procedures based on our evaluation as of the
Evaluation Date;

5.	The registrants' other certifying officers and I have disclosed,
based on our most recent evaluation, to the registrant's auditors and the audit
committee of the registrant's board of directors (or persons performing the
equivalent functions):

a)	all significant deficiencies in the design or operation of internal
controls which could adversely affect the registrant's ability to record,
process, summarize, and report financial data and have identified for the
registrant's auditors any material weaknesses in internal controls; and

b)	 any fraud, whether or not material, that involves management or
other employees who have a significant role in the registrant's internal
controls; and

6. The registrant's other certifying officers and I have indicated in this
report whether or not there were significant changes in internal controls
or in other factors that could significantly affect internal controls
subsequent to the date of our most recent evaluation, including any
corrective actions with regard to significant deficiencies and material
weaknesses.

Date:  1/28/03


                                      /S/ Mitchell M. Merin
  					  Principle Executive Officer