Title: Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act
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.
The Government Accountability Office shall study the best processes for expanding the Shadow Wolves program to areas not located on tribal lands that are historically and culturally significant for tribal communities.

[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 3435 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                S. 3435

 To authorize the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
   to reclassify the technical enforcement officers in the Homeland 
Security Investigations tactical patrol unit operating on the lands of 
the Tohono O'odham Nation (commonly known as the ``Shadow Wolves'') as 
                            special agents.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             March 11, 2020

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

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                                 A BILL


 
 To authorize the Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
   to reclassify the technical enforcement officers in the Homeland 
Security Investigations tactical patrol unit operating on the lands of 
the Tohono O'odham Nation (commonly known as the ``Shadow Wolves'') as 
                            special agents.

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

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.

    Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Director of U.S. 
Immigration and Customs Enforcement is authorized--
            (1) to reclassify the technical enforcement officers (also 
        known as ``GS-1801 tactical officers'') assigned to the 
        Homeland Security Investigations tactical patrol unit operating 
        on the lands of the Tohono O'odham Nation (commonly known as 
        ``Shadow Wolves''), as of the date of the enactment of this 
        Act, as special agents, upon the successful completion of--
                    (A) the 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 
                Special Agent Training, if the officer was hired during 
                or after March 2003; and
            (2) to classify any Shadow Wolves who are assigned to the 
        unit referred to in paragraph (1) or to any comparable unit 
        after such date of enactment as special agents upon the 
        successful completion of the training described in paragraph 
        (1).

SEC. 3. GAO STUDY.

    The Comptroller General of the United States shall conduct a study 
to determine the best process for expanding the reach of the Shadow 
Wolves Program to include historically and culturally significant areas 
for tribal communities that are not located on tribal lands.
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