Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act

Bill: 116-s-3435
Sponsor: full_name: Sen. Sinema, Kyrsten [D-AZ]
Introduced: 2020-03-11
Policy area: Immigration
Subjects: Arizona

Congressional oversight

Criminal investigation, prosecution, interrogation

Department of Homeland Security

Federal-Indian relations

Government employee pay, benefits, personnel management

Government studies and investigations

Human trafficking

Indian lands and resources rights

Law enforcement officers

Smuggling and trafficking
Latest action: action_date: 2020-03-11
text: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.

Summaries:
action_date: 2020-03-11
action_desc: Introduced in Senate
text: <p><b>Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act</b></p> <p>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 <em>Shadow Wolves</em>) as ICE special agents upon completing certain required training.</p> <p>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.</p>

tv_txt: II 116th CONGRESS 2d Session S. 3435 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 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act . 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). 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.