I 
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 Secu-
rity 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 
hired Shadow Wolves from GS–1801 ICE Tactical Offi-
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cers to GS–1811 ICE HSI Special Agents, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. RECLASSIFICATION OF SHADOW WOLVES AS 
SPECIAL AGENTS. 
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Di-
rector of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is 
authorized to do as follows: 
(1) Reclassify the GS–1801 ICE Tactical 
Agents assigned to the Homeland Security Inves-
tigations tactical patrol unit operating on the Native 
American Tohono O’odham Nation (commonly 
known as ‘‘Shadow Wolves’’), as of the date of the 
enactment of this Act, as GS–1811 ICE Homeland 
Security Investigations Special Agents, upon request 
and contingent upon the agent’s successful comple-
tion of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Cen-
ters Criminal Investigator Training Program and ei-
ther Customs Basic Enforcement School (for those 
hired prior to March 2003) or ICE Special Agent 
Training (for those hired after March 2003). 
(2) Allow GS–1801 ICE tactical officers who, 
as of the date of enactment of this Act, have not 
completed the basic training for the GS–1811 job se-
ries within Immigration and Customs Enforcement, 
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Homeland Security Investigations the opportunity to 
complete the training, upon request, and at agency 
expense. Upon successful completion of the training 
requirement, the Director may reclassify them as 
GS–1811 Special Agents, upon request. 
SEC. 2. HIRING AUTHORITY GRANTED TO THE DEPART-
MENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY IN SUPPORT 
OF THE SHADOW WOLVES PROGRAM. 
The Secretary of Homeland Security shall consult 
with the Office of Personnel Management to amend the 
Native American Preference granted to the Department 
of Homeland Security in support of the Shadow Wolves 
hiring authority, to enable the hiring of future Shadow 
Wolves into the 1811 job series, and allow for the conver-
sion to a career-conditional 1811 position upon satisfac-
tory completion of a probationary period, consistent with 
section 1. 
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