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House Calendar No. 142
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 412
[Report No. 108–409] 
Honoring the men and women of the Drug Enforcement Administration 
on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 21, 2003
Mr. SOUDER (for himself, Mr. COBLE, Mr. CUMMINGS, Mr. TOM DAVIS of Vir-
ginia, Mr. DEAL of Georgia, Mr. MICA, Mr. OSE, Mr. SERRANO, and Mr. 
SMITH of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
FEBRUARY 3, 2004
Additional sponsors: Mr. BAIRD, Mr. BALLENGER, Mr. BOOZMAN, Mr. CAN-
NON, Mr. HERGER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. MCINNIS, Mr. 
PORTMAN, Mr. ROGERS of Kentucky, Mr. WALDEN of Oregon, and Mr. 
CALVERT 
FEBRUARY 3, 2004
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be printed 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the men and women of the Drug Enforcement 
Administration on the occasion of its 30th Anniversary.
Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was 
first created by executive order on July 6, 1973, merging
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the previously separate law enforcement and intelligence 
agencies responsible for narcotics control; 
Whereas the first Administrator of the DEA, John R. 
Bartels, Jr., was confirmed by the Senate on October 4, 
1973; 
Whereas since 1973 the men and women of the DEA have 
served our Nation with courage, vision and determina-
tion, protecting all Americans from the scourge of drug 
trafficking, abuse, and related violence; 
Whereas between 1986 and 2002 alone, DEA agents seized 
over 10,000 kilograms of heroin, 900,000 kilograms of 
cocaine, 4,600,000 kilograms of marijuana, 113,000,000 
dosage units of hallucinogens, and 1,500,000,000 dosage 
units of methamphetamine, and made over 443,000 ar-
rests of drug traffickers; 
Whereas DEA agents continue to lead task forces of Federal, 
State, and local law enforcement officials throughout the 
Nation, in a cooperative effort to stop drug trafficking 
and put drug gangs behind bars; 
Whereas throughout its history many DEA employees and 
members of DEA task forces have given their lives in the 
defense of our Nation, 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 Gon-
zalez, 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.
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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, Juan C. 
Vars, Jay W. Seale, Meredith Thompson, Frank S. Wal-
lace, Jr., Frank Fernandez, Jr., Kenneth G. McCullough, 
Carrol June Fields, Rona L. Chafey, Shelly D. Bland, 
Carrie A. Lenz, Shaun E. Curl, Royce D. Tramel, Alice 
Faye Hall-Walton, and Elton Armstead; 
Whereas many other employees and task force officers of the 
DEA have been wounded or injured in the line of duty; 
and 
Whereas in its 173 domestic offices and 78 foreign offices 
worldwide the over 8,800 employees of the DEA continue 
to hunt down and bring to justice the drug trafficking 
cartels that seek to poison our citizens with dangerous 
narcotics: Now, therefore, be it
Resolved, That the House of Representatives—
(1) congratulates the DEA on the occasion of 
its 30th Anniversary; 
(2) honors the heroic sacrifice of those of its 
employees who have given their lives or been wound-
ed or injured in the service of our Nation; and 
(3) thanks all the men and women of the DEA 
for their past and continued efforts to defend the 
American people from the scourge of illegal drugs.
House Calendar No. 142
108TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. RES. 412
[Report No. 108–409] 
RESOLUTION 
Honoring the men and women of the Drug En-
forcement Administration on the occasion of its 
30th Anniversary. 
FEBRUARY 3, 2004
Referred to the House Calendar and ordered to be 
printed