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
      8/31/06 (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: 11/8/2006
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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, Stephen R. Anastasio, 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
      8/31/06 (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: 11/8/2006
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                                      By: /s/ Stephen R. Anastasio
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                                              Stephen R. Anastasio
                                                   Treasurer
                                Value Line U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc.