Exhibit 99.906.CERT
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Mitchell E. Appel, President of the Value Line U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”), certify that:
1. | The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended 8/31/08 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and |
2. | The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
Date: | October 30, 2008 |
By: | /s/ Mitchell E. Appel | ||
Mitchell E. Appel | |||
President | |||
Value Line U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc. |
Exhibit 99.906.CERT
CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS ADOPTED
PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002
I, Emily D. Washington, Treasurer of the Value Line U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc. (the “Registrant”), certify that:
1. | The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended 8/31/08 (the “Form N-CSR”) fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, and |
2. | The information contained in the Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the Registrant. |
Date: | October 30, 2008 | ||||
By: | /s/ Emily D. Washington | ||||
Emily D. Washington | |||||
Treasurer |
Value Line U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc. |