Charged with collecting excise taxes on alcoholic beverages and tobacco products; suppressing traffic in illicit distilled spirits and illegal use of explosives; and controlling the sale and registration of firearms.

Prints and circulates paper money (U.S. currency). Also government securities, U.S. postage stamps.

Borrows the money needed to operate the Federal Government, accounts for the resulting public debt, and issues Treasury securities (Savings Bonds and Treasury Bills) to refund the maturing debt and raise new money.

The Department of the Treasury performs four basic functions: formulating and recommending economic, financial, tax, and fiscal policies; serving as financial agent for the U.S. Government; enforcing the law; and manufacturing coins and currency.

Administers the Treasury Forfeiture Fund to affirmatively influence the consistent and strategic use of asset forfeiture by Treasury law enforcement bureaus to disrupt and dismantle criminal enterprises.

Provides quality, cost effective training for law enforcement professionals in partnership with Federal law enforcement agencies.

One of the U.S. Department of Treasury's lead agencies in the fight against money laundering. Serves as a link between the law enforcement, financial, and regulatory communities.

Provides central payment services for all Executive agencies, operates the Federal Government's collections and deposit systems, provides governmentwide accounting and reporting services, and manages the collection of delinquent debt.

Provides summary information on Federal Government operations and financial positions on an accrual basis from the Financial Management Service of the Department of Treasury.

Administers and enforces economic and trade sanctions against targeted foreign countries, terrorism sponsoring organizations and international narcotics traffickers.

Charters, regulates,and supervises national banks to ensure a safe, sound and competitive banking system that supports the citizens, communities and economy of the United States

Acts as the primary regulator of all federal and many state-chartered thrift institutions, which include savings banks and savings and loan associations.

Responsible for the annual production of 18-20 billion circulating coins; managing $400 million a year in commemorative and bullion coin programs; oversight of field facilities in Denver, Philadelphia, San Francisco and West Point, N.Y., and the U.S. Bullion Depository at Ft. Knox, Kentucky; and protection of the Nation's $100 billion in gold and silver reserves.

Program rules, interest rates, maturity dates, and other information related to savings bonds. Also links to government web resources on U.S. Treasury Bonds and related topics.

Responsible for collecting revenue from imports; enforcing the customs laws; and interdicting contraband, including narcotics, along the land and sea borders of the United States.