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, Jean Bernhard Buttner, Chairman and 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
     2/28/05 (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: April 29, 2005
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                            By: /s/ Jean Bernhard Buttner
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                                Jean Bernhard Buttner
                                Chairman and President
                                Value Line U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc.



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
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
     2/28/05 (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: April 29, 2005
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                            By: /s/ David T. Henigson
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                                David T. Henigson
                                Vice President and Secretary/Treasurer
                                Value Line U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc.