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 SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002


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

1.   The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended
     8/31/04 (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: October 26, 2004
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                               By: /s/ Jean Bernhard Buttner
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                                   Jean Bernhard Buttner
                                   Chairman and President
                                   Value Line US 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, David T. Henigson, Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer of the Value Line
US Government Securities Fund,Inc. (the "Registrant"), certify that:

1.   The periodic report on Form N-CSR of the Registrant for the period ended
     8/31/04 (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: October 26, 2004
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                              By: /s/ David T. Henigson
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                                  David T. Henigson
                                  Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer
                                  Value Line  US Government Securities Fund,Inc.