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116TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8876 

To authorize the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 

to reclassify the GS–1801 ICE Tactical Officers in the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) tactical patrol unit operating on the Native 

American Tohono O’odham Nation (commonly known as the ‘‘Shadow 

Wolves’’) as GS–1811 ICE Homeland Security Investigations Special 

Agents, to amend the Native American Hiring preference granted to 

the Department of Homeland Security in support of the Shadow Wolves 

program to modify the job series and title for newly hired Shadow 

Wolves from GS–1801 ICE Tactical Officers to GS–1811 ICE HSI 

Special Agents, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

DECEMBER 4, 2020 

Mr. KING of Iowa introduced the following bill; which was referred to the 

Committee on Homeland Security 

A BILL 

To authorize the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs 

Enforcement to reclassify the GS–1801 ICE Tactical 

Officers in the Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) 

tactical patrol unit operating on the Native American 

Tohono O’odham Nation (commonly known as the 

‘‘Shadow Wolves’’) as GS–1811 ICE Homeland Security 

Investigations Special Agents, to amend the Native 

American Hiring preference granted to the Department 

of Homeland Security in support of the Shadow Wolves 

program to modify the job series and title for newly 

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cers to GS–1811 ICE HSI Special Agents, and for other 

purposes. 

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

3 SECTION 1. RECLASSIFICATION OF SHADOW WOLVES AS 

4 SPECIAL AGENTS. 

5 Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Di6 rector of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is 

7 authorized to do as follows: 

8 (1) Reclassify the GS–1801 ICE Tactical 

9 Agents assigned to the Homeland Security Inves10 tigations tactical patrol unit operating on the Native 

11 American Tohono O’odham Nation (commonly 

12 known as ‘‘Shadow Wolves’’), as of the date of the 

13 enactment of this Act, as GS–1811 ICE Homeland 

14 Security Investigations Special Agents, upon request 

15 and contingent upon the agent’s successful comple16 tion of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Cen17 ters Criminal Investigator Training Program and ei18 ther Customs Basic Enforcement School (for those 

19 hired prior to March 2003) or ICE Special Agent 

20 Training (for those hired after March 2003). 

21 (2) Allow GS–1801 ICE tactical officers who, 

22 as of the date of enactment of this Act, have not 

23 completed the basic training for the GS–1811 job se24 ries within Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 


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1 Homeland Security Investigations the opportunity to 

2 complete the training, upon request, and at agency 

3 expense. Upon successful completion of the training 

4 requirement, the Director may reclassify them as 

5 GS–1811 Special Agents, upon request. 

6 SEC. 2. HIRING AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THE DEPART7 MENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN SUPPORT 

8 OF THE SHADOW WOLVES PROGRAM. 

9 The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult 

10 with the Office of Personnel Management to amend the 

11 Native American Preference granted to the Department 

12 of Homeland Security in support of the Shadow Wolves 

13 hiring authority, to enable the hiring of future Shadow 

14 Wolves into the 1811 job series, and allow for the conver15 sion to a career-conditional 1811 position upon satisfac16 tory completion of a probationary period, consistent with 

17 section 1. 

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