Exhibit (b)(2)

SECTION 906 CERTIFICATIONS


In connection with this report on Form N-CSR for the Registrant as
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission on the date hereof
(the "Report"), the undersigned hereby certify, pursuant to Section 906
of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that:


(1) the Report fully complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or
15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as applicable; and

(2) the information contained in the Report fairly presents, in all
material respects, the financial condition and the results of operations
of the Registrant.



By:


James W.Ireland
Trustee, President and Chief Executive Officer
GE Asset Management Incorporated

Date: March 09, 2009


By:


Scott Rhodes
Treasurer, Elfun Funds

Date: March 09, 2009



[A signed original of this written statement required by Section 906 has been
provided to the Registrant and will be retained by the Registrant and
furnished to the Securities and Exchange Commission or its staff upon
request.]