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The Federal Regulatory Directory, Eighteenth Edition continues to offer a clear path through the maze of complex federal agencies and regulations, providing to-the-point analysis of regulations. Information-packed profiles of more than 100 federal agencies and departments detail the history, structure, purpose, actions, and key contacts for every regulatory agency in the U.S. government. Now updated with an improved searching structure, the Federal Regulatory Directory continues to be the leading reference for understanding federal regulations, providing a richer, more targeted exploration than is possible by cobbling together electronic and print sources.
Drug Enforcement Administration
Drug Enforcement Administration
■ Introduction
The Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) was established as an agency within the Justice Department by Reorganization Plan No. 2 of 1973. The reorganization merged into one agency the Bureau of Narcotics and Dangerous Drugs, the Office for Drug Abuse Law Enforcement, the Office of National Narcotic Intelligence, divisions of the Bureau of Customs that had drug investigative responsibilities, and divisions of the Office of Science and Technology related to drug enforcement. The DEA administrator reports to the U.S. attorney general.
The DEA coordinates the drug enforcement activities of other federal ...
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