I 
119TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 6379 
To enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program, and for other 
purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
DECEMBER 3, 2025 
Mr. CISCOMANI (for himself and Mr. SUOZZI) introduced the following bill; 
which was referred to the Committee on Homeland Security 
A BILL 
To enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program, 
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. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Shadow Wolves Im-
provement Act’’. 
SEC. 2. ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SHADOW 
WOLVES PROGRAM. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Subtitle D of title IV of the 
Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 251 et seq.) 
is amended by adding at the end the following: 
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‘‘SEC. 448. SHADOW WOLVES PROGRAM. 
‘‘(a) MISSION AND GOALS.—The Director of U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (referred to in 
this section as the ‘Director’), in coordination with appro-
priate representatives of partnering Tribal governments, 
including the Tohono O’odham Nation, shall specify the 
mission and goals of the Shadow Wolves Program. 
‘‘(b) STAFFING.—The Director shall determine— 
‘‘(1) the number of special agents needed to 
staff the Shadow Wolves Program nationally; and 
‘‘(2) the knowledge, skills, and abilities that 
such special agents shall be required to possess. 
‘‘(c) STRATEGY.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of the Shadow Wolves Improvement 
Act, the Director, in consultation with appropriate rep-
resentatives of partnering Tribal governments, including 
the Tohono O’odham Nation, shall update the strategy re-
quired under section 3 of the Shadow Wolves Enhance-
ment Act (Public Law 117–113) by adding— 
‘‘(1) measurable objectives to achieve the reten-
tion and recruitment of law enforcement officers, 
and the expansion goals set forth in the strategy; 
‘‘(2) a timeline for achieving such goals; and 
‘‘(3) milestones for recruiting qualified special 
agents for the Shadow Wolves Program to meet the 
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target identified in the staffing needs assessment re-
quired under subsection (b)(1). 
‘‘(d) PROVISION
OF INFORMATION.—The Director 
shall provide, to all GS–1801 Tactical Officers who are 
employed as Shadow Wolves by Homeland Security Inves-
tigations as of the date of the enactment of the Shadow 
Wolves Improvement Act, written information that will 
help them make an informed decision about reclassifying 
as special agents, including— 
‘‘(1) individualized information regarding how 
reclassification would affect pay, including changes 
to overtime pay, and retirement compensation; 
‘‘(2) steps such officers are required to com-
plete to be reclassified as special agents, including— 
‘‘(A) whether they must meet training re-
quirements; 
‘‘(B) a description of those requirements; 
‘‘(C) whether they are exempt from phys-
ical fitness, medical, or polygraph examinations; 
and 
‘‘(D) whether they are eligible for overtime 
pay during such training; and 
‘‘(3) any other relevant information that the 
Director believes would help such officers make an 
informed decision regarding such reclassification. 
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‘‘(e) SUCCESSION PLAN.—The Director shall develop 
a plan for the timely recruitment of qualified individuals 
to fill vacant special agent positions in the Shadow Wolves 
Program that will result from anticipated retirements. 
‘‘(f) PROGRAM EXPANSION.—The Director shall— 
‘‘(1) develop criteria for evaluating and select-
ing additional tribal lands on which additional Shad-
ow Wolves units may be located, including the 
amount of additional funding necessary and poten-
tial sources for such funding; and 
‘‘(2) in developing such criteria, give consider-
ation to tribal lands located in proximity to existing 
facilities that provide Federal law enforcement train-
ing.’’. 
(b) CLERICAL AMENDMENT.—The table of contents 
for the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 101 et 
seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to 
section 447 the following: 
‘‘Sec. 448. Shadow Wolves Program.’’. 
SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF 
SHADOW 
WOLVES 
PROGRAM 
ENHANCE-
MENTS. 
(a) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) DIRECTOR.—The term ‘‘Director’’ means 
the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs En-
forcement. 
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(2) 
RELEVANT
CONGRESSIONAL
COMMIT-
TEES.—The term ‘‘relevant congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Committee on Homeland Security 
and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; 
(B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
Senate; 
(C) the Committee on Homeland Security 
of the House of Representatives; and 
(D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
House of Representatives. 
(b) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Director shall submit 
a report to the relevant congressional committees that de-
scribes the progress that has been made towards the full 
implementation of— 
(1) section 448 of the Homeland Security Act 
of 2002, as added by section 2(a), including the re-
quired coordination with appropriate representatives 
of the Tohono O’odham Nation and other partnering 
Tribal governments, to specify the mission and goals 
of the Shadow Wolves Program, which shall include 
tracking, interdiction, and investigation; and 
(2) section 2(4) of the Shadow Wolves En-
hancement Act, as added by section 4. 
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SEC. 4. CONVERSION OF EXPERIENCED SHADOW WOLVES 
TO CAREER APPOINTMENT IN THE COMPETI-
TIVE SERVICE. 
Section 2 of the Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act 
(Public Law 117–113) is amended— 
(1) in paragraph (2), by striking ‘‘and’’ at the 
end; 
(2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at 
the end and inserting ‘‘; and’’; and 
(3) by adding at the end the following: 
‘‘(4) 
to 
noncompetitively 
convert 
Shadow 
Wolves, after their successful completion of three 
years as Shadow Wolves, regardless of location as-
signed, from the excepted service to career or career 
conditional appointments in the competitive serv-
ice.’’. 
SEC. 5. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS. 
No additional funds are authorized to be appro-
priated for the purpose of carrying out this Act. 
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