Exhibit 99.906.CERT
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               CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS
        ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SABANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Jean Bernhard Buttner, Chairman and President of The Value Line Fund, Inc.
(the "Registrant"), certify that:

1.   The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended
     6/30/04 (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: August 31, 2004
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                                       By: /s/ Jean Bernhard Buttner
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                                           Jean Bernhard Buttner
                                           Chairman and President
                                           The Value Line Fund, Inc.




                                                             Exhibit 99.906.CERT
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               CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350 AS
        ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906 OF THE SABANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, David T. Henigson, Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer of The Value Line
Fund, Inc. (the "Registrant"), certify that:

1.   The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended
     6/30/04 (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: August 31, 2004
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                                      By: /s/ David T. Henigson
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                                          David T. Henigson
                                          Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer
                                          The Value Line Fund, Inc.