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115TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 578 

Honoring the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration 

on the 45th anniversary of the agency. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 18, 2018 

Mr. GRASSLEY (for himself and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) submitted the following 

resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

JULY 24, 2018 

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Honoring the men and women of the Drug Enforcement 

Administration on the 45th anniversary of the agency. 

Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration (referred to 

in this preamble as the ‘‘DEA’’) was— 

(1) established by an Executive order on July 1, 

1973; and 

(2) 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 8,900 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 


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than 2,700 task force officers and hundreds of vetted foreign drug law enforcement officers— 

(1) serve the United States with courage; and 

(2) help protect the people of the United States from 

drug trafficking, drug abuse, and related violence; 

Whereas, during the 45 years since the establishment of the 

DEA, the agency has targeted and brought to justice numerous criminals from around the world; 

Whereas, throughout the 45-year history of the DEA, the 

agency has continually adapted to evolving trends of drug 

trafficking organizations by targeting individuals involved 

in the manufacturing, distribution, and sale of drugs, including cocaine, heroin, methamphetamine, marijuana, 

ecstasy, controlled prescription drugs, and new 

psychoactive substances; 

Whereas, during the past decade, DEA special agents— 

(1) seized— 

(A) more than 65,000 kilograms of heroin; 

(B) 1,240,000 kilograms of cocaine; 

(C) 3,240,000 kilograms of marijuana; 

(D) more than 191,000 kilograms of methamphetamine; and 

(E) more than 23,000,000 dosage units of controlled prescription drugs; and 

(2) identified more than 600 new psychoactive substances, including controlled substance analogues; 

Whereas the DEA has deployed enforcement and regulatory 

tools and strategies to address the threat posed by new 

psychoactive substances, including controlled substance 

analogues, which— 

(1) mimic the effects of known licit and illicit controlled substances, including fentanyl; and 


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(2) are largely responsible for driving the opioid epidemic that claimed the lives of more than 42,000 individuals in the United States in 2016; 

Whereas, with 91 foreign offices located in 70 countries, the 

DEA has the largest international presence of any Federal law enforcement agency, facilitating— 

(1) close collaboration with international partners 

around the world, including in the Republic of Colombia, 

the United Mexican States, the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and the People’s Republic of China, through 

information-sharing, training, and technology; and 

(2) the provision of resources that have resulted in 

the disruption or dismantling of 300 priority target drug 

trafficking organizations in the Republic of Colombia, 

226 in the United Mexican States, 53 in the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan, and 45 in the People’s Republic of 

China; 

Whereas, throughout the history of the DEA, employees and 

members of the agency’s task forces have sacrificed 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. 


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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, Michael E. Weston, James Terry Watson, 

and Brent L. Hanger; and 

Whereas many other DEA employees and task force officers 

have been wounded or injured in the line of duty, including 14 who have received the DEA Purple Heart Award: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) congratulates the Drug Enforcement Ad3 ministration on the occasion of its 45th anniversary; 

4 (2) honors the heroic sacrifice of the employees 

5 of the agency who have sacrificed their lives or who 

6 have been wounded or injured in the service of the 

7 United States; and 

8 (3) gives heartfelt thanks to all the men and 

9 women of the Drug Enforcement Administration for 

10 their past and continued efforts to protect the people 

11 of the United States from the dangers of drug 

12 abuse. 

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