Exhibit 32.2

CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO

18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,

AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO

SECTION 906 OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

In connection with the Quarterly Report of J. C. Penney Company, Inc. (the "Company") on Form 10-Q for the period ending May 1, 2010 (the "Report"), I, Robert B. Cavanaugh, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that to my knowledge:

(1)  the Report 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 Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition

 and results of operations of the Company.

DATED this 9th day of June 2010.

/s/ Robert B. Cavanaugh

Robert B. Cavanaugh

Executive Vice President and

Chief Financial Officer