Which law created the reorganization that made the Tariff Commission a division of the Department of Finance?

• A. General Appropriations Act of 1956
• B. Administrative Code of 1987
• C. Budget Reform Act of 1958
• D. Tariff and Taxation Act of 1950

Answer: (A)

Agency reorganization through law is often built into appropriation or budget-related acts, not just separate restructuring statutes. In this case, the General Appropriations Act of 1956 included provisions that reorganized the Tariff Commission by placing it as a division of the Department of Finance. This reflects how lawmakers use appropriations bills to shape both the funding and the formal structure of agencies, aligning tariff policy with the finance department’s broader fiscal responsibilities. The other options don’t fit because they pertain to later or different types of reforms (the Administrative Code of 1987 is a broad modernization effort, the Budget Reform Act of 1958 isn’t the cited restructuring vehicle, and the Tariff and Taxation Act of 1950 deals with policy and rates rather than organizational changes).