Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act
Bill: H.R.5681 | Sponsor: Rep. Katko, John (R-NY)
Policy area: Immigration

Summary:
Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act
This bill authorizes U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) to reclassify officers assigned to the tactical patrol unit on Tohono O'odham Nation land, commonly known as Shadow Wolves, as ICE special agents upon completing certain required training. Officers assigned to a comparable unit, regardless of location, may also be reclassified as ICE special agents upon completing the training.
The Department of Homeland Security and the Government Accountability Office shall separately study and report on the best processes for expanding the Shadow Wolves program.

[117th Congress Public Law 113]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]



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Public Law 117-113
117th Congress

                                 An Act


 
 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, and for other purposes. <<NOTE: Apr. 
                       19, 2022 -  [H.R. 5681]>> 

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, <<NOTE: Shadow Wolves 
Enhancement Act.>> 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act''.
SEC. 2. RECLASSIFICATION OF SHADOW WOLVES AS GS-1811 SPECIAL 
                    AGENTS.

    The Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is 
authorized--
            (1) to reclassify the GS-1801 tactical enforcement officers 
        (commonly known as ``Shadow Wolves'') assigned to the Homeland 
        Security Investigations tactical patrol unit operating on the 
        lands of the Tohono O'odham Nation, as of the date of the 
        enactment of this Act, as GS-1811 special agents, upon the 
        successful completion of--
                    (A) the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center's 
                Criminal Investigator Training Program; and
                    (B)(i) Customs Basic Enforcement School, if the 
                officer was hired before March 2003; or
                    (ii) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
                Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Training, 
                if the officer was hired during or after March 2003;
            (2) to classify any Shadow Wolves who are assigned to the 
        unit referred to in paragraph (1) after such date of enactment 
        as GS-1811 special agents upon the successful completion of the 
        training described in paragraph (1); and
            (3) to classify as GS-1811 special agents upon the 
        successful completion of the training described in paragraph (1) 
        any Shadow Wolves who are hired as part of a comparable unit 
        (regardless of location) established after such date of 
        enactment with the approval and consent of the appropriate 
        Indian tribe.
SEC. 3. EXPANSION OF SHADOW WOLVES PROGRAM.

    Not later than 90 days <<NOTE: Deadline. Strategy.>>  after the date 
of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 
submit to the Comptroller General of the United States, the Committee on 
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the

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Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a 
strategy for--
            (1) retaining existing Shadow Wolves;
            (2) recruiting new Shadow Wolves; and
            (3) expanding comparable units referred to in section 2(3) 
        to appropriate areas near the international border between the 
        United States and Canada or the international border between the 
        United States and Mexico, with the approval and consent of the 
        appropriate Indian tribe.
SEC. 4. GAO REPORT.

    Not later than 1 year <<NOTE: Time period.>>  after receiving the 
strategy required under section 3 and annually thereafter for the 
following two years, the Comptroller General of the United States shall 
submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of 
the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of 
Representatives--
            (1) <<NOTE: Assessment.>>  an assessment of the 
        effectiveness of such strategy; and
            (2) <<NOTE: Recommenda- tions.>>  any recommendations for 
        improvements to the strategy that the Comptroller General 
        determines to be appropriate.

    Approved April 19, 2022.

LEGISLATIVE HISTORY--H.R. 5681:
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HOUSE REPORTS: No. 117-246 (Comm. on Homeland Security).
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 168 (2022):
            Mar. 7, 8, considered and passed House.
            Apr. 5, considered and passed Senate.

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