,,iv #aacth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #bgb ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,june #bj1 #bjac ,mr4 ,hunter 7for himself1 ,ms4 ,bordallo1 ,mr4 ,ruppersberger1 ,mr4 ,king of ,new ,york1 ,mr4 ,rangel1 ,mr4 ,grimm1 ,mr4 ,mc,intyre1 ,mr4 ,pierluisi1 ,ms4 ,loretta ,sanchez of ,california1 ,mr4 ,wolf1 and ,mr4 ,peterson7 submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,,resolution ,honoring the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration on the occasion of its #djth anniversary4 ,whereas the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration 7,,dea7 was created by an ,executive order on ,july #a1 #aigc1 and given the responsibility to coordinate all activities of the ,federal ,government directly related to the enforcement of the ,nation's drug laws2 ,whereas the men and women of ,,dea have served our ,nation with courage1 vision1 and determination that protects ,americans from the scourge of drug trafficking1 drug abuse1 and related violence2 ,whereas ,,dea has refined the tactics and methods that targets the most dangerous drug trafficking organizations in order to bring to justice criminals over the last #dj years4 ,this includes ,leroy ,nicky ,barnes2 key members of the infamous ,colombian ,medellin1 ,norte ,valle1 and ,cali cartels2 the ,,farc and ,,auc ,colombian narcoterrorist organizations2 ,thai warlord ,khun ,sa2 key leaders of each of the seven most notorious ,mexico-based cartels2 ,hezbollah affiliates ,walid ,makled ,garcia and ,ayman ,joumaa2 ,afghan terrorists ,haji ,baz ,mohammad1 ,haji ,bashir ,noorzai1 ,haji ,juma ,khan2 and international arms dealers ,monzer ,al-,kassar and ,viktor ,bout and hundreds of other criminals1 narcoterrorists and drug traffickers2 ,whereas throughout its #dj-year history ,,dea has continually adapted to evolving trends of drug trafficking organizations by aggressively targeting those involved in the manufacturing1 distribution and sale of drugs1 including marijuana1 cocaine1 heroin1 methamphetamine1 ,ecstasy1 and controlled prescription drugs2 ,whereas through its #bbc domestic offices in #ba field divisions ,,dea continues to strengthen and enhance existing relationships with ,federal1 ,state1 and local counterparts across the entire country to combat drug trafficking2 ,whereas in the past decade alone ,,dea special agents have seized more than #ba1jjj kilograms of heroin2 #hbe1jjj kilograms of cocaine2 four-and-a-half million kilograms of marijuana2 over #ba1jjj kilograms of methamphetamine2 more than #ej million dosage units of hallucinogens2 and made over #cjj1jjj arrests2 ,whereas in its #hf foreign offices located in #fg countries ,,dea has the largest international presence of any ,federal law enforcement agency2 ,whereas its personnel continue to collaborate closely with international partners around the world1 including in such drug-producing countries as ,colombia1 ,mexico1 and ,afghanistan through the sharing of intelligence1 training1 technology and other resources2 ,whereas the results of this international collaboration in this past decade alone have led to the disruption or dismantling of #baf priority target drug trafficking organizations in ,colombia1 #bj in ,afghanistan and #ajh in ,mexico2 ,whereas through the creation of the ,diversion ,control ,program in #aiga ,,dea now registers and regulates over #a1djj1jjj registrants1 while simultaneously combating the continually evolving threat posed by the diversion of controlled pharmaceuticals2 ,whereas ,,dea continues to strike at drug traffickers financially denying them #b4h billion in #bjab and more than #bb billion over the past #g years2 ,whereas ,,dea special agents continue to work shoulder-to-shoulder with ,federal1 ,state1 and local law enforcement officials across the ,nation in a cooperative and collaborative effort to fight crime and put drug traffickers behind bars2 ,whereas throughout ,,dea's history its employees and members of the agency's task forces have given their lives in the line of duty including3 ,emir ,benitez1 ,gerald ,sawyer1 ,leslie ,s4 ,grosso1 ,nickolas ,fragos1 ,mary ,m4 ,keehan1 ,charles ,h4 ,mann1 ,anna ,y4 ,mounger1 ,anna ,j4 ,pope1 ,martha ,d4 ,skeels1 ,mary ,p4 ,sullivan1 ,larry ,d4 ,wallace1 ,ralph ,n4 ,shaw1 ,james ,t4 ,lunn1 ,octavio ,gonzalez1 ,francis ,j4 ,miller1 ,robert ,c4 ,lightfoot1 ,thomas ,j4 ,devine1 ,larry ,n4 ,carwell1 ,marcellus ,ward1 ,enrique ,s4 ,camarena1 ,james ,a4 ,avant1 ,charles ,m4 ,bassing1 ,kevin ,l4 ,brosch1 ,susan ,m4 ,hoefler1 ,william ,ramos1 ,raymond ,j4 ,stastny1 ,arthur ,l4 ,cash1 ,terry ,w4 ,mc,nett1 ,george ,m4 ,montoya1 ,paul ,s4 ,seema1 ,everett ,e4 ,hatcher1 ,rickie ,c4 ,finley1 ,joseph ,t4 ,aversa1 ,wallie ,howard1 ,jr41 ,eugene ,t4 ,mc,carthy1 ,alan ,h4 ,winn1 ,george ,d4 ,althouse1 ,becky ,l4 ,dwojeski1 ,stephen ,j4 ,strehl1 ,richard ,e4 ,fass1 ,frank ,fernandez1 ,jr41 ,jay ,w4 ,seale1 ,meredith ,thompson1 ,juan ,c4 ,vars1 ,frank ,s4 ,wallace1 ,jr41 ,shelly ,d4 ,bland1 ,rona ,l4 ,chafey1 ,carrol ,june ,fields1 ,carrie ,a4 ,lenz1 ,kenneth ,g4 ,mc,cullough1 ,shaun ,e4 ,curl1 ,larry ,steilen1 ,royce ,d4 ,tramel1 ,alice ,faye ,hall-,walton1 ,elton ,lee ,armstead1 ,terry ,loftus1 ,donald ,c4 ,ware1 ,jay ,balchunas1 ,thomas ,j4 ,byrne1 ,jr41 ,samuel ,hicks1 ,forrest ,n4 ,leamon1 ,chad ,l4 ,michael1 and ,michael ,e4 ,weston2 ,whereas many other ,,dea employees and task force officers have been wounded or injured in the line of duty1 including #ia who have received ,,dea's ,purple ,heart ,award2 and ,whereas over #i1ejj employees of ,,dea1 including special agents1 intelligence analysts1 diversion investigators1 program analysts1 forensic chemists1 attorneys1 and administrative support1 plus more than #b1jjj task force officers1 and hundreds of vetted foreign drug law enforcement officers are all working tirelessly to hunt down and bring to justice those who seek to poison our citizens with dangerous narcotics3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 congratulates the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration 7,,dea7 on the occasion of its #djth anniversary2 7#b7 honors the heroic sacrifice of the agency's employees who have given their lives or have been wounded or injured in service of our ,nation2 and 7#c7 gives heartfelt thanks to all the men and women of ,,dea for their past and continued efforts to defend the ,american people from the scourge of illegal drugs and terrorism4