Departmental Offices; Delegation of Authority to the Secretary of Homeland Security

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On February 28, 2003, the Secretary of the Treasury issued Treasury Department Order 165-09 to preserve the ability of the Department of Homeland Security to continue to perform the functions of the United States Customs Service pending consideration of a delegation of authority concerning the Customs revenue function retained by the Secretary of the Treasury pursuant to the Homeland Security Act of 2002. Under the Order, the Department of the Treasury retains the same authority over the Customs revenue functions it possessed prior to the transfer of the United States Customs Service to the Department of Homeland Security.