THE CASH MANAGEMENT TRUST OF AMERICA
333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071-1406
Telephone (213) 486 9200
CERTIFICATION
I, Abner D. Goldstine, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The Cash Management Trust of
America;
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 statements, and other financial
information included in this report, 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 officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal
controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, 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) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles; c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date
within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such
evaluation; and d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal
half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or
is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize,
and report financial information; and b) Any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting.
Date: December 9, 2003
/s/ Abner D. Goldstine
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Abner D. Goldstine, President and
Principal Executive Officer
The Cash Management Trust of America
The Cash Management Trust of America
333 South Hope Street, Los Angeles, California 90071-1406
Telephone (213) 486 9200
CERTIFICATION
I, Susi M. Silverman, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of The Cash Management Trust of
America;
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 statements, and other financial
information included in this report, 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 officer(s) and I are responsible for
establishing and maintaining disclosure controls and procedures (as defined
in rule 30a-3(c) under the Investment Company Act of 1940) and internal
controls over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the
Investment Company Act of 1940) for the registrant and have:
a) Designed such disclosure controls and procedures, or caused such
disclosure controls and procedures to be designed under our supervision, 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) Designed such internal control over financial reporting, or
caused such internal control over financial reporting to be designed under
our supervision, to provide reasonable assurance regarding the reliability
of financial reporting and the preparation of financial statements for
external purposes in accordance with generally accepted accounting
principles; c) Evaluated the effectiveness of the registrant's disclosure
controls and procedures and presented in this report our conclusions about
the effectiveness of the disclosure controls and procedures, as of a date
within 90 days prior to the filing date of this report based on such
evaluation; and d) Disclosed in this report any change in the registrant's
internal control over financial reporting that occurred during the
registrant's most recent fiscal half-year (the registrant's second fiscal
half-year in the case of an annual report) that has materially affected, or
is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrant's internal
control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrant's other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the
registrant's auditors and the audit committee of the registrant's board of
trustees (or persons performing the equivalent functions): a) All
significant deficiencies and material weaknesses in the design or operation
of internal control over financial reporting which are reasonably likely to
adversely affect the registrant's ability to record, process, summarize,
and report financial information; and b) Any fraud, whether or not
material, that involves management or other employees who have a
significant role in the registrant's internal control over financial
reporting.
Date: December 9, 2003
/s/ Susi M. Silverman
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Susi M. Silverman, Treasurer
The Cash Management Trust of America