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 2/29/08 (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, 2008                 

By: /s/ Jean Bernhard Buttner                                        

Jean Bernhard Buttner

Chairman and President

Value Line U.S. 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, 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 2/29/08 (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, 2008                 

By: /s/ Stephen R. Anastasio                            

Stephen R. Anastasio

Treasurer

Value Line U.S. Government Securities Fund, Inc.