#aai? ,,congress  #a/ ,session  ,s4     
,,con4 ,,res4 #ae  ,,concurr5t          
,,resolution  ,:]eas m ?an #hjj1jjj law 
en=cem5t (fic]s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates risk  
_! lives daily to s]ve & protect _!     
communities2 ,:]eas ! law en=cem5t      
(fic]s ( ! ,unit$ ,/ates p]=m _!        
difficult & dang]\s job honorably &     
pr(essionally1 ) ! ov]:elm+ majority (  
,am]icans hav+ a positive op9ion ( _!   
int]actions ) police2 ,:]eas innovative 
& d$icat$ ef=ts by law en=cem5t (fic]s  
successfully br\ght d[n crime rates ov] 
! pa/ #c decades f ! hi/oric highs      
exp]i5c$ 9 ! #aiijs2 ,:]eas !re are m   
?an #bd1jjj names ( fall5 law en=cem5t  
h]oes li/$ on ! walls ( ! ,national ,law
 ,en=cem5t ,(fic]s ,memorial1 dat+ back 
to ! fir/ dea? 9 ! l9e ( duty 9 #aghf2  
,:]eas ! environm5t = (fic]s has become 
increas+ly m ho/ile & _! safety m       
prec>i\s2 ,:]eas #bjbc saw ! highe/     
(fic] assault rate ( ! pa/ #aj ye>s1 ) m
 ?an #gi1jjj law en=cem5t (fic]s        
assault$ by crim9als2 ,:]e1 9 ! pa/ #c  

ye>s1 #a1jee (fic]s h be5 %ot & #agb    
kill$ 9 ! l9e ( duty2 ,:]eas m ?an      
#b1ejj law en=cem5t (fic]s 9 ! ,unit$   
,/ates h di$ 9 ! l9e ( duty dur+ ! pa/  
decade2 ,:]eas a law en=cem5t (fic] w   
typically enc\nt] betwe5 #djj & #fjj    
traumatic ev5ts dur+ ! c>e] ( ! (fic]1  
comp>$ ) #c or #d traumatic ev5ts       
enc\nt]$ by ! av]age citiz52 ,:]eas !   
unusually high numb] ( traumatic ev5ts  
exp]i5c$ by law en=cem5t (fic]s has     
contribut$ to a #ed p]c5t high] suicide 
rate among (fic]s ?an among o!r work]s 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas ! numb] (      
full-"t ,/ate & local (fic]s dropp$ by  
#e4c p]c5t betwe5 #bjai & #bjba1 !      
equival5t ( ne>ly #cg1jjj few] (fic]s1  
leav+ beh9d a dang]\sly l[ level ( sworn
 (fic]s to s]ve & protect communities   
?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 & ,:]eas       
support+ law en=cem5t (fic]s ) !        
equipm5t1 tra9+1 & fund+ ne$$ to protect
 communities f crim9al viol5ce has long 
receiv$ ov]:elm+ public support across !
 political spectrum3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t

 ,congress-- 7#a7 highly respects &     
values ,unit$ ,/ates law en=cem5t       
pr(essionals & greatly appreciates all t
 ^? (fic]s d to protect & s]ve our      
communities2  7#b7 rememb]s & honors ^? 
(fic]s & _! families :o h exp]i5c$ a    
dea? or injury 9 ! l9e ( duty2  7#c7    
calls = increas$ measures to be tak5 to 
maximize ! safety & well-be+ ( (fic]s1  
includ+ m polic+ p]sonnel1 improv$ tra9+
 & equipm5t1 t\gh p5alties = assault+ or
 kill+ a law en=cem5t pr(essional1 &    
increas$ m5tal heal? res\rces = (fic]s2 
&  7#d7 calls on all levels ( gov]nm5t  
to ensure t law en=cem5t pr(essionals   
receive ! support & res\rces ne$$ to    
keep ! ,unit$ ,/ates safe4  ,pass$ !    
,s5ate ,june #ah1 #bjbe4,secret>y