,,iii  #aah? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bdf  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,june #ac1 #bjbc,mr4  
,moran 7= himself & ,mrs4 ,%ahe57       
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ! ,judici>y   
,,resolution  ,honor+ ! m5 & wom5 ( !   
,drug ,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration on ! #ej? 
anniv]s>y ( ! ag5cy4  ,:]eas ! ,drug    
,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration 7ref]r$ to 9 ?is
 preamble z ! ,,dea7 0-- 7#a7 e/abli%$  
on ,july #a1 #aigc by ,reorganization   
,plan ,numb]$ #b ( #aigc 7#hg ,/at4     
#ajia2 #e ,u4,s4,c4 ,app472 &  7#b7 giv5
 ! responsibility to coord9ate ! :ole ( 
! ,f$]al ,gov]nm5t approa* relat$ to !  
en=cem5t ( ! ,controll$ ,sub/ances ,act 
7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #hja et seq472 ,:]eas ! m
 ?an #aj1jjj m5 & wom5 ( ! ,,dea1       
includ+ special ag5ts1 intellig5ce      
rese>* speciali/s1 div]sion             
inve/igators1 program analy/s1 =5sic    
*emi/s1 attorneys1 & adm9i/rative       
support /aff1 z well z m ?an #c1jjj task
 =ce (fic]s1 repres5t+ hundr$s ( ,/ate &

 local law en=cem5t ag5cies across !    
c\ntry-- 7#a7 s]ve ! ,unit$ ,/ates )    
c\rage2 &  7#b7 are committ$ to s]v+ &  
protect+ public safety1 public heal?1 & 
! national security ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f 
drug traffick+1 drug misuse1 & relat$   
viol5ce2 ,:]eas1 dur+ ! #ej ye>s s9ce ! 
e/abli%m5t ( ! ,,dea1 ! ag5cy has t>get$
 & dismantl$ transnational drug         
traffick+ organizations & br\ght to     
ju/ice ! mo/ dang]\s & prolific drug    
traffick+ crim9als f ar\nd ! _w2 ,:]eas1
 ?r\gh\t ! #ej-ye> hi/ory ( ! ,,dea1 !  
ag5cy has cont9ually adapt$ to evolv+   
tr5ds ( major transnational drug c>tels1
 t>get+ ! organizations involv$ 9 !     
manufactur+1 traffick+1 & di/ribution ( 
drugs1 includ+ f5tanyl1 me?amphetam9e1  
coca9e1 h]o91 controll$ prescription    
drugs1 & o!r syn!tic opioids2 ,:]eas !  
,,dea has deploy$ en=cem5t & regulatory 
tools & /rategies to address ! ?reat    
pos$ by new syn!tic opioid sub/ances1   
:i*-- 7#a7 mimic ! effects ( kn[n licit 
& illicit controll$ sub/ances1 includ+  

f5tanyl2  7#b7 are l>gely responsible = 
driv+ ! opioid epidemic t claim$ ! lives
 ( m ?an #ajg1jjj individuals 9 ! ,unit$
 ,/ates 9 #bjba2 &  7#c7 pres5t ! mo/   
significant ?reat to public heal?1      
public safety1 & ! national security ( !
 ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 ) #ic =eign     
(fices locat$ 9 #fi c\ntries1 ! ,,dea   
has ! l>ge/ int]national pres5ce ( any  
,f$]al law en=cem5t ag5cy1 facilitat+-- 
7#a7 close collaboration ) int]national 
p>tn]s ar\nd ! _w ?r\gh in=mation %>+1  
tra9+1 & te*nology2 &  7#b7 ! provision 
( res\rces t h result$ 9 ! disruption or
 dismantl+ ( hundr$s ( transnational    
crim9al organizations ar\nd ! _w2       
,:]eas1 ?r\gh\t ! hi/ory ( ! ,,dea1     
employees & memb]s ( task =ces ( ! ag5cy
 h sacrific$ _! lives 9 ! l9e ( duty1   
includ+ ,emir ,b5itez1 ,g]ald ,sawy]1   
,leslie ,s4 ,grosso1 ,nickolas ,fragos1 
,m>y ,m4 ,keehan1 ,*>les ,h4 ,mann1     
,anna ,y4 ,m\ng]1 ,anna ,j4 ,pope1 ,m>?a
 ,d4 ,skeels1 ,m>y ,p4 ,sullivan1 ,l>ry 
,d4 ,wallace1 ,ralph ,n4 ,%aw1 ,james   

,t4 ,lunn1 ,octavio ,gonzalez1 ,francis 
,j4 ,mill]1 ,rob]t ,c4 ,lightfoot1      
,?omas ,j4 ,dev9e1 ,l>ry ,n4 ,c>well1   
,m>cellus ,w>d1 ,enrique ,s4 ,cam>5a1   
,james ,a4 ,avant1 ,*>les ,m4 ,bass+1   
,kev9 ,l4 ,bros*1 ,susan ,m4 ,hoefl]1   
,william ,ramos1 ,raymond ,j4 ,/a/ny1   
,ar?ur ,l4 ,ca%1 ,t]ry ,w4 ,mc,nett1    
,george ,m4 ,montoya1 ,paul ,s4 ,seema1 
,ev]ett ,e4 ,hat*]1 ,rickie ,c4 ,f9ley1 
,joseph ,t4 ,av]sa1 ,wallie ,h[>d1 ,jr41
 ,eug5e ,t4 ,mc,carthy1 ,alan ,h4 ,w9n1 
,george ,d4 ,al?\se1 ,becky ,l4         
,dwojeski1 ,/eph5 ,j4 ,/rehl1 ,ri*>d ,e4
 ,fass1 ,frank ,f]n&ez1 ,jr41 ,jay ,w4  
,seale1 ,m]$i? ,?ompson1 ,juan ,c4 ,v>s1
 ,frank ,s4 ,wallace1 ,jr41 ,%elly ,d4  
,bl&1 ,rona ,l4 ,*afey1 ,c>rol ,june    
,fields1 ,c>rie ,a4 ,l5z1 ,k5ne? ,g4    
,mc,cullough1 ,%aun ,e4 ,curl1 ,l>ry    
,/eil51 ,royce ,d4 ,tramel1 ,alice ,faye
 ,hall-,walton1 ,elton ,lee ,arm/ead1   
,t]ry ,l(tus1 ,donald ,c4 ,w>e1 ,jay    
,bal*unas1 ,?omas ,j4 ,byrne1 ,jr41     
,samuel ,hicks1 ,=re/ ,n4 ,leamon1 ,*ad 

,l4 ,mi*ael1 ,mi*ael ,e4 ,we/on1 ,james 
,t]ry ,watson1 ,br5t ,l4 ,hang]1 ,jorge 
,r4 ,del,rio1 ,/eph5 ,c4 ,arnold1       
,mi*ael ,g4 ,g>bo1 & ,jody ,w4 ,ca%2 &  
,:]eas _m o!r ,,dea employees & task =ce
 (fic]s h be5 w\nd$ or injur$ 9 ! l9e ( 
duty1 includ+ #gi individuals :o h      
receiv$ ! ,,dea ,purple ,he>t ,aw>d3    
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
congratulates ! ,drug ,en=cem5t         
,adm9i/ration on ! occasion ( its #ej?  
anniv]s>y2  7#b7 honors ! h]oic         
d$ication ( ! employees ( ! ,drug       
,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration :o h paid !     
ultimate price & sacrific$ _! lives or h
 be5 w\nd$ or injur$ 9 ! s]vice ( !     
,unit$ ,/ates2 &  7#c7 gives he>tfelt   
?anks to all ! m5 & wom5 ( ! ,drug      
,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration = _! pa/ &      
cont9u$ ef=ts to protect ! heal? &      
safety ( ! p ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates f        
transnational crim9al networks & drugs  
caus+ h>m1 viol5ce1 & dea? 9 !          
communities ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates4