WHEREAS, the total budget for the Department of Defense (DOD ) counterdrug support was reduced from $1,008 Million in FY2002 to $882 Million in FY2003, a decrease of 12.5 percent; and

WHEREAS, the DOD support to the National Drug Control Strategy includes providing specific military skills, training support, and mobile training teams on various topics to include language training, emergency first aid, intelligence and link analysis, basic marksmanship, multi-subject tactical instruction, K-9 training, and first aid; and

WHEREAS, the DOD support to the National Drug Control Strategy includes engineer/construction assistance, research and development (into such areas as cargo inspection, tactical operations support equipment, personnel portal screeners), and technology support; and

WHEREAS, the DOD support to the National Drug Control Strategy includes ten training courses for federal, state, and local law enforcement personnel with drug enforcement responsibilities; and

WHEREAS, the DOD support to the National Drug Control Strategy includes military transportation in support of drug enforcement operations of personnel, supplies, equipment for operational movements and controlled deliveries; and

WHEREAS, the DOD support to the National Drug Control Strategy includes services supplied by the Civil Air Patrol in the area of aerial reconnaissance for the purpose of marijuana reconnaissance task force augmentation, and offshore patrols; now, therefore be it

RESOLVED, that the IACP strongly urges Congress and the Department of Defense to provide permanent and adequate funding resources for DOD to assist state and local law enforcement agencies with assistance in counterdrug operations.