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This bill, known as the Laboratory Analysts and Biometric Personnel Act of 2025, aims to protect the laboratory workforce at the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) from workforce reductions or hiring freezes. Specifically, the bill defines the DEA's laboratory workforce as including forensic chemists, fingerprint specialists, digital forensic examiners, and other positions at forensic laboratories, as well as certain positions being relocated to new or developing forensic laboratory facilities. The legislation ensures that these employees cannot be subject to spending cuts, fund reprogramming, or probationary status reductions. However, the bill explicitly maintains the Attorney General's existing authority to manage the Department of Justice workforce in cases of employee misconduct or poor performance. By protecting these critical laboratory personnel, the bill seeks to maintain the operational capacity and effectiveness of the DEA's forensic and scientific support teams.

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https://www.congress.gov/bill/119th-congress/house-bill/6103/all-info