EX-99

77D



Dreyfus BASIC U.S.  Government  Money Market  Funds,  Inc. (the "Fund") may
purchase securities of other investment  companies to the extent permitted under
the 1940 Act. The Fund and The Dreyfus Corporation (the "Manager") have received
an exemptive  order from the Securities and Exchange  Commission,  which,  among
other  things,  permits the Fund to use cash  collateral  received in connection
with lending the Fund's  securities and other uninvested cash to purchase shares
of one or more registered money market funds advised by the Manager in excess of
limitations  imposed  by the  1940  Act.  The  Fund's  aggregate  investment  of
uninvested cash reserves in such money market funds, however, may not exceed 25%
of its total assets.

EX-99

NSAR-CertificationCanter
Sub-Item 77Q3

I, James Windels, certify that:

1.    I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of Dreyfus BASIC U.S.
Government
      Money Market 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 registrant's other certifying officers and I are responsible for
   establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as
   defined in rule 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 registrant's 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:4/25/03

                                                      /s/ James Windels
                                                      James Windels
                                                      Treasurer

Sub-Item 77Q3

I, Stephen E. Canter, certify that:

6.    I have reviewed this report on Form N-SAR of Dreyfus BASIC U.S.
      Government Money Market Fund;

7.    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;

8.    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;

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

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

10.   The registrant's 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):

c)    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

   d)    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:4/25/03

                                                /s/ Stephen E. Canter
                                                Stephen E. Canter
                                                President