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===2003 reorganization===
===2003 reorganization===
[[File:Treasury departement.jpg|thumb|The [[Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.)|Treasury Building]] at 1500 [[Pennsylvania Avenue]], [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.|NW]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]]]
[[File:Treasury departement.jpg|thumb|The [[Treasury Building (Washington, D.C.)|Treasury Building]] at 1500 [[Pennsylvania Avenue]], [[Northwest, Washington, D.C.|NW]] in [[Washington, D.C.]]]]
The [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] transferred several agencies that had previously been under the aegis of the Treasury Department to other departments as a consequence of the [[September 11 attacks]].  Effective January 24, 2003, the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms]] (ATF), which had been a bureau of the department since 1972, was extensively reorganized under the provisions of the [[Homeland Security Act|Homeland Security Act of 2002]]. The [[Law enforcement agency|law enforcement]] functions of ATF, including the regulation of legitimate traffic in [[firearms]] and [[explosives]], were transferred to the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE).<ref name="Washington Post 2003">{{cite news | title=Move to Justice Dept. Brings ATF New Focus | newspaper=Washington Post | date=2003-01-23 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/01/23/move-to-justice-dept-brings-atf-new-focus/76f43384-a848-4dec-9490-29dd2a2ade6c/ | access-date=2023-03-11 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311155436/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/01/23/move-to-justice-dept-brings-atf-new-focus/76f43384-a848-4dec-9490-29dd2a2ade6c/ | archive-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref> The regulatory and tax collection functions of ATF related to legitimate traffic in alcohol and tobacco remained with the treasury at its new [[Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau]] (TTB).<ref name="TTBGov 2015">{{cite web | title=History | website=TTBGov | date=2015-11-18 | url=https://www.ttb.gov/about-ttb/history | access-date=2023-03-11 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311160913/https://www.ttb.gov/about-ttb/history | archive-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref>
The [[United States Congress|U.S. Congress]] transferred several agencies that had previously been under the aegis of the Treasury Department to other departments as a consequence of the September 11 attacks.  Effective January 24, 2003, the [[Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms]] (ATF), which had been a bureau of the department since 1972, was extensively reorganized under the provisions of the [[Homeland Security Act|Homeland Security Act of 2002]]. The [[Law enforcement agency|law enforcement]] functions of ATF, including the regulation of legitimate traffic in [[firearms]] and [[explosives]], were transferred to the [[United States Department of Justice|Department of Justice]] as the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives (BATFE).<ref name="Washington Post 2003">{{cite news | title=Move to Justice Dept. Brings ATF New Focus | newspaper=Washington Post | date=2003-01-23 | url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/01/23/move-to-justice-dept-brings-atf-new-focus/76f43384-a848-4dec-9490-29dd2a2ade6c/ | access-date=2023-03-11 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311155436/https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/politics/2003/01/23/move-to-justice-dept-brings-atf-new-focus/76f43384-a848-4dec-9490-29dd2a2ade6c/ | archive-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref> The regulatory and tax collection functions of ATF related to legitimate traffic in alcohol and tobacco remained with the treasury at its new [[Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau]] (TTB).<ref name="TTBGov 2015">{{cite web | title=History | website=TTBGov | date=2015-11-18 | url=https://www.ttb.gov/about-ttb/history | access-date=2023-03-11 | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311160913/https://www.ttb.gov/about-ttb/history | archive-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref>


Effective March 1, 2003, the [[Federal Law Enforcement Training Center]], the [[United States Customs Service]], and the [[United States Secret Service]] were transferred to the newly created [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security ("DHS")]].<ref>{{cite web|date=July 27, 2012|title=Who Joined DHS |url=https://www.dhs.gov/who-joined-dhs|access-date=2023-03-10|website=Department of Homeland Security|language=en | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311160243/https://www.dhs.gov/who-joined-dhs | archive-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref>
Effective March 1, 2003, the [[Federal Law Enforcement Training Center]], the [[United States Customs Service]], and the [[United States Secret Service]] were transferred to the newly created [[United States Department of Homeland Security|Department of Homeland Security ("DHS")]].<ref>{{cite web|date=July 27, 2012|title=Who Joined DHS |url=https://www.dhs.gov/who-joined-dhs|access-date=2023-03-10|website=Department of Homeland Security|language=en | url-status=live | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230311160243/https://www.dhs.gov/who-joined-dhs | archive-date=March 11, 2023}}</ref>
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