CERTIFICATION


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Kathryn S. Head, President and Principal Executive Officer of the First
Investors U.S. Government Plus Fund (the "Registrant"), certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as enacted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

1.  The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR of the First Investors
U.S. Government Plus Fund for the year ended December 31, 2003, 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 such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of
the Registrant.

Dated: March 1, 2004

/S/ KATHRYN S. HEAD
Kathryn S. Head
President and Principal Executive Officer,
First Investors U.S. Government Plus Fund





A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to First Investors U.S. Government Plus Fund and will be retained by
First Investors U.S. Government Plus Fund and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.








CERTIFICATION


CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350
AS ADOPTED PURSUANT TO SECTION 906
OF THE SARBANES-OXLEY ACT OF 2002

I, Joseph I. Benedek, Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer of the First
Investors U.S. Government Plus Fund (the "Registrant"), certify, pursuant to
18 U.S.C. Section 1350 as enacted pursuant to Section 906 of the
Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that, to my knowledge:

1.  The Registrant's periodic report on Form N-CSR of the First Investors
U.S. Government Plus Fund for the year ended December 31, 2003, 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 such Form N-CSR fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and results of operations of the
Registrant.

Dated: March 1, 2004

/S/ JOSEPH I. BENEDEK
Joseph I. Benedek
Treasurer and Principal Financial Officer,
First Investors U.S. Government Plus Fund





A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to First Investors U.S. Government Plus Fund and will be retained by
First Investors U.S. Government Plus Fund and furnished to the Securities and
Exchange Commission or its staff upon request.