[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 89 (Thursday, June 20, 2013)]
[Senate]
[Pages S4796-S4797]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




                         SUBMITTED RESOLUTIONS

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     SENATE RESOLUTION 178--HONORING THE MEN AND WOMEN OF THE DRUG 
 ENFORCEMENT ADMINISTRATION ON THE OCCASION OF THE 40TH ANNIVERSARY OF 
                               THE AGENCY

  Mrs. FEINSTEIN (for herself and Mr. Grassley) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary:

                              S. Res. 178

       Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration (referred to in 
     this preamble as the ``DEA'') was established by an Executive 
     Order on July 1, 1973, and given the responsibility to 
     coordinate all activities of the Federal government directly 
     related to the enforcement of the drug laws of the United 
     States;
       Whereas the more than 9,500 men and women of the DEA, 
     including special agents, intelligence analysts, diversion 
     investigators, program analysts, forensic chemists, 
     attorneys, and administrative support staff, as well as more 
     than 2,000 task force officers and hundreds of vetted foreign 
     drug law enforcement officers, serve our Nation with

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     courage and help protect the people of the United States from 
     drug trafficking, drug abuse, and related violence;
       Whereas the DEA has targeted and brought to justice 
     numerous criminals around the world over the 40 years since 
     the establishment of the agency;
       Whereas throughout the 40-year history of the DEA, the 
     agency has continually adapted to evolving trends of drug 
     trafficking organizations by targeting those involved in the 
     manufacturing, distribution, and sale of drugs, including 
     cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, ecstasy, and 
     controlled prescription drugs;
       Whereas in the decade immediately preceding the date of 
     agreement to this resolution, DEA special agents seized more 
     than 21,000 kilograms of heroin, 825,000 kilograms of 
     cocaine, 4,500,000 kilograms of marijuana, over 21,000 
     kilograms of methamphetamine, and more than 50,000,000 dosage 
     units of controlled prescription drugs;
       Whereas with 86 foreign offices located in 67 countries, 
     the DEA has the largest international presence of any Federal 
     law enforcement agency, facilitating close collaboration with 
     international partners around the world, including in 
     Colombia, Mexico, and Afghanistan through information 
     sharing, training, technology, and other resources that have 
     resulted in the disruption or dismantling of 216 priority 
     target drug trafficking organizations in Colombia, 20 in 
     Afghanistan, and 108 in Mexico;
       Whereas throughout the history of the DEA, employees and 
     members of the agency's task forces have given their lives in 
     the line of duty, including Emir Benitez, Gerald Sawyer, 
     Leslie S. Grosso, Nickolas Fragos, Mary M. Keehan, Charles H. 
     Mann, Anna Y. Mounger, Anna J. Pope, Martha D. Skeels, Mary 
     P. Sullivan, Larry D. Wallace, Ralph N. Shaw, James T. Lunn, 
     Octavio Gonzalez, Francis J. Miller, Robert C. Lightfoot, 
     Thomas J. Devine, Larry N. Carwell, Marcellus Ward, Enrique 
     S. Camarena, James A. Avant, Charles M. Bassing, Kevin L. 
     Brosch, Susan M. Hoefler, William Ramos, Raymond J. Stastny, 
     Arthur L. Cash, Terry W. McNett, George M. Montoya, Paul S. 
     Seema, Everett E. Hatcher, Rickie C. Finley, Joseph T. 
     Aversa, Wallie Howard, Jr., Eugene T. McCarthy, Alan H. Winn, 
     George D. Althouse, Becky L. Dwojeski, Stephen J. Strehl, 
     Richard E. Fass, Frank Fernandez, Jr., Jay W. Seale, Meredith 
     Thompson, Juan C. Vars, Frank S. Wallace, Jr., Shelly D. 
     Bland, Rona L. Chafey, Carrol June Fields, Carrie A. Lenz, 
     Kenneth G. McCullough, Shaun E. Curl, Larry Steilen, Royce D. 
     Tramel, Alice Faye Hall-Walton, Elton Lee Armstead, Terry 
     Loftus, Donald C. Ware, Jay Balchunas, Thomas J. Byrne, Jr., 
     Samuel Hicks, Forrest N. Leamon, Chad L. Michael, and Michael 
     E. Weston; and
       Whereas many other DEA employees and task force officers 
     have been wounded or injured in the line of duty, including 
     91 who have received the Purple Heart Award of the DEA; Now, 
     therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) congratulates the Drug Enforcement Administration on 
     the occasion of the 40th anniversary of the agency;
       (2) honors the heroic sacrifice of the employees of the 
     agency who have given their lives or have been wounded or 
     injured in the service of the United States; and
       (3) gives heartfelt thanks to all the men and women of the 
     Drug Enforcement Administration for their past and continued 
     efforts to protect the people of the United States from the 
     dangers of drug abuse.

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