EX-99. CERT
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I, Donald C. Burke, Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of CMA
Government Securities Fund and Master Government Securities LLC, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of CMA Government Securities Fund
and Master Government Securities LLC;
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 registrants as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrants' 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 control
over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment
Company Act of 1940) for the registrants 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 registrants, 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 registrants' 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 registrants' internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal
quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants' internal
control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants' other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the
registrants' auditors and the audit committees of the registrants' boards of
directors (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 registrants' 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 registrants' internal control
over financial reporting.
Date: November 20, 2007
/s/ Donald C. Burke
- -------------------
Donald C. Burke,
Chief Executive Officer (principal executive officer) of
CMA Government Securities Fund and Master Government Securities LLC
EX-99. CERT
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO RULE 30a-2(a) UNDER THE 1940 ACT AND SECTION 302 OF
THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I, Neal J. Andrews, Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of CMA
Government Securities Fund and Master Government Securities LLC, certify that:
1. I have reviewed this report on Form N-CSR of CMA Government Securities Fund
and Master Government Securities LLC;
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 registrants as of, and for, the periods presented in this report;
4. The registrants' 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 control
over financial reporting (as defined in Rule 30a-3(d) under the Investment
Company Act of 1940) for the registrants 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 registrants, 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 registrants' 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 registrants' internal
control over financial reporting that occurred during the second fiscal
quarter of the period covered by this report that has materially affected,
or is reasonably likely to materially affect, the registrants' internal
control over financial reporting; and
5. The registrants' other certifying officer(s) and I have disclosed to the
registrants' auditors and the audit committees of the registrants' boards of
directors (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 registrants' 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 registrants' internal control
over financial reporting.
Date: November 20, 2007
/s/ Neal J. Andrews
- -------------------
Neal J. Andrews,
Chief Financial Officer (principal financial officer) of
CMA Government Securities Fund and Master Government Securities LLC