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117TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. 2541 

To authorize the reclassification of the tactical enforcement officers (commonly known as the ‘‘Shadow Wolves’’) in the Homeland Security Investigations tactical patrol unit operating on the lands of the Tohono 

O’odham Nation as special agents. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

JULY 29, 2021 

Ms. SINEMA (for herself and Mr. HOEVEN) introduced the following bill; which 

was read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and 

Governmental Affairs 

A BILL 

To authorize the reclassification of the tactical enforcement 

officers (commonly known as the ‘‘Shadow Wolves’’) in 

the Homeland Security Investigations tactical patrol unit 

operating on the lands of the Tohono O’odham Nation 

as special agents. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Shadow Wolves En5 hancement Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. RECLASSIFICATION OF SHADOW WOLVES AS GS– 

2 1811 SPECIAL AGENTS. 

3 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Di4 rector of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is 

5 authorized— 

6 (1) to reclassify the GS–1801 tactical enforce7 ment officers (commonly known as ‘‘Shadow 

8 Wolves’’) assigned to the Homeland Security Inves9 tigations tactical patrol unit operating on the lands 

10 of the Tohono O’odham Nation, as of the date of the 

11 enactment of this Act, as GS–1811 special agents, 

12 upon the successful completion of— 

13 (A) the Federal Law Enforcement Train14 ing Center’s Criminal Investigator Training 

15 Program; and 

16 (B)(i) Customs Basic Enforcement School, 

17 if the officer was hired before March 2003; or 

18 (ii) U.S. Immigration and Customs En19 forcement Homeland Security Investigations 

20 Special Agent Training, if the officer was hired 

21 during or after March 2003; 

22 (2) to classify any Shadow Wolves who are as23 signed to the unit referred to in paragraph (1) after 

24 such date of enactment as special agents upon the 

25 successful completion of the training described in 

26 paragraph (1); and 


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1 (3) to classify any Shadow Wolves who are 

2 hired as part of a comparable unit (regardless of lo3 cation) after such date of enactment as special 

4 agents upon the successful completion of the train5 ing described in paragraph (1). 

6 SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF SHADOW WOLVES PROGRAM. 

7 Not later than 90 days after the date of the enact8 ment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

9 submit to the Comptroller General of the United States, 

10 the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental 

11 Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland 

12 Security of the House of Representatives a strategy for— 

13 (1) retaining existing Shadow Wolves; 

14 (2) recruiting new Shadow Wolves; 

15 (3) expanding comparable units referred to in 

16 section 2(3) to appropriate areas near the inter17 national border between the United States and Can18 ada or the international border between the United 

19 States and Mexico, with the approval and consent of 

20 the appropriate Indian tribe; and 

21 (4) determining the best process for expanding 

22 the reach of the Shadow Wolves Program to include 

23 historically and culturally significant areas for Trib24 al communities that are not located on Tribal lands. 


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1 SEC. 4. GAO STUDY. 

2 (a) STUDY.—The Comptroller General of the United 

3 States shall conduct a study to determine the best process 

4 for expanding the reach of the Shadow Wolves Program 

5 to include historically and culturally significant areas for 

6 tribal communities that are not located on tribal lands. 

7 (b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after receiving 

8 the strategy under section 3, and annually for the fol9 lowing 2 years, the Comptroller General of the United 

10 States shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Secu11 rity and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Com12 mittee on Homeland Security of the House of Representa13 tives— 

14 (1) an assessment of the effectiveness of such 

15 strategy; and 

16 (2) any recommendations for improvements to 

17 the strategy that the Comptroller General deter18 mines to be appropriate. 

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