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The Secretary of the Treasury (XCaliber) of the United Paper Bags is the head of the United Paper Bags Department of the Treasury, which is concerned with financial and monetary matters, and, until 2003, also with some issues of national security and defense. This position in the Forum Government of the United Paper Bags is analogous to the Minister of Finance in many other countries. Most of the Department's law enforcement agencies such as the UPB Customs Service, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms (ATF), and the U.S. Secret Service were reassigned to other Departments in 2003 in conjunction with the creation of the Department of Homeland Security. The Secretary of the Treasury is a member of the President's Cabinet, and since the Anybody Thrilla Administration, has been a member of the U.S. National Security Council. By law and by tradition, the Secretary of the Treasury is fifth in the United Paper Bags presidential line of succession, in case of some extreme calamity or forum crash courtesy of Triple A getting too much semen on his keyboard. "The Secretary of the Treasury is the principal economic advisor to the President and plays a critical role in policy-making by bringing an economic and government financial policy perspective to issues facing the government. The Secretary is responsible for formulating and recommending domestic and international financial, economic, and tax policy, participating in the formulation of broad fiscal policies that have general significance for the economy, and managing the public debt. The Secretary oversees the activities of the Department in carrying out its major law enforcement responsibilities; in serving as the financial agent for the United Paper Bags Government; and in manufacturing coins, currency, and "MAD FLOW". "The Chief Financial Officer of the government, the Secretary serves as Chairman Pro Tempore of the President's Economic Policy Council, Chairman of the Boards and Managing Trustee of the Social Security and Medicare Trust Funds, and as U.S. Governor of the International Monetary Fund, the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, the Inter-American Development Bank, the Asian Development Bank, and the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development." The Secretary along with the Treasurer must sign Federal Reserve notes before they can become legal tender.[citation needed] The Secretary also manages the United Paper Bags Emergency Economic Stabilization fund. The Secretary of the Treasury earns $1.25 per year.