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[S. 572 Reported in Senate

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 Calendar No. 251
119th CONGRESS
 1st Session
 S. 572

 To enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program, and for 
 other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

 February 13, 2025

 Mr. Gallego (for himself, Mr. Kelly, Mr. Hoeven, and Mr. Lankford) 
introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the 
 Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

 November 3, 2025

 Reported by Mr. Paul, with an amendment
 [Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed 
 in italic]

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program, and for 
 other purposes.

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

<DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>

<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Shadow Wolves Improvement 
Act''.</DELETED>

<DELETED>

SEC. 2. ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SHADOW WOLVES 
 PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED>

    (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:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``

SEC. 448. SHADOW WOLVES PROGRAM.</DELETED>

<DELETED> ``

    (a) Mission and Goals.--The Director of U.S. Immigration 
and Customs Enforcement (referred to in this section as the 
`Director'), in coordination with appropriate representatives of 
partnering Tribal governments, including the Tohono O'odham Nation, 
shall specify the mission and goals of the Shadow Wolves 
Program.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``

    (b) Staffing.--The Director shall determine--</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``

    (1) the number of special agents needed to staff 
 the Shadow Wolves Program nationally; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``

    (2) the knowledge, skills, and abilities that 
 such special agents shall be required to possess.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``
            (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 representatives of partnering Tribal 
governments, including the Tohono O'odham Nation, shall update the 
strategy required under 

section 3 of the Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act 
(Public Law 117-113) by adding--</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``

    (1) measurable objectives to achieve the 
 retention and recruitment of law enforcement officers, and the 
 expansion goals set forth in the strategy;</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``

    (2) a timeline for achieving such goals; 
 and</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``

    (3) milestones for recruiting qualified special 
 agents for the Shadow Wolves Program to meet the target 
 identified in the staffing needs assessment required under 
 subsection

    (b)

    (1) .</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``
            (d) Provision of Information.--The Director shall 
provide, to all GS-1801 Tactical Officers who are employed as Shadow 
Wolves by Homeland Security Investigations 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--</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``

    (1) individualized information regarding how 
 reclassification would affect pay, including changes to 
 overtime pay, and retirement compensation;</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``

    (2) steps such officers are required to complete 
 to be reclassified as special agents, including--</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``
        (A) whether they must meet training 
 requirements;</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``
        (B) a description of those 
 requirements;</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``
            (C) whether they are exempt from 
 physical fitness, medical, or polygraph examinations; 
 and</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``
            (D) whether they are eligible for 
 overtime pay during such training; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``

    (3) any other relevant information that the 
 Director believes would help such officers make an informed 
 decision regarding such reclassification.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``

    (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.</DELETED>
<DELETED> ``

    (f) Program Expansion.--The Director shall--</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``

    (1) develop criteria for evaluating and 
 selecting additional tribal lands on which additional Shadow 
 Wolves units may be located, including the amount of additional 
 funding necessary and potential sources for such funding; 
 and</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``

    (2) in developing such criteria, give 
 consideration to tribal lands located in proximity to existing 
 facilities that provide Federal law enforcement 
 training.''.</DELETED>
<DELETED>

    (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:</DELETED>

<DELETED>``

Sec. 448. Shadow Wolves Program.''.

<DELETED>

SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SHADOW WOLVES 
 PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS.</DELETED>

<DELETED>

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the 
 Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (2) Relevant congressional committees.--The term 
 ``relevant congressional committees'' means--</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and 
 Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
        (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
 Senate;</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (C) the Committee on Homeland Security of 
 the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>
            (D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the 
 House of Representatives.</DELETED>
<DELETED>

    (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 describes the progress that has 
been made towards the full implementation of--</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (1) section 448 of the Homeland Security Act of 
 2002, as added by 

section 2

    (a) , including the required 
 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</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (2) section 2

    (4) of the Shadow Wolves Enhancement 
 Act, as added by 

section 4.</DELETED>

<DELETED>

SEC. 4. CONVERSION OF EXPERIENCED SHADOW WOLVES TO CAREER 
 APPOINTMENT IN THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE.</DELETED>

<DELETED> 

Section 2 of the Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act (Public Law 
117-113) is amended--</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (1) in paragraph

    (2) , by striking ``and'' at the 
 end;</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (2) in paragraph

    (3) , by striking the period at 
 the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
 <DELETED>

    (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
 <DELETED> ``

    (4) to noncompetitively convert Shadow Wolves, 
 after their successful completion of three years as Shadow 
 Wolves, regardless of location assigned, from the excepted 
 service to career or career conditional appointments in the 
 competitive service.''.</DELETED>

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

 This Act may be cited as the ``Shadow Wolves Improvement 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:

``

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 appropriate 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 representatives of partnering Tribal 
governments, including the Tohono O'odham Nation, shall update the 
strategy required under 

section 3 of the Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act 
(Public Law 117-113) by adding--
 ``

    (1) measurable objectives to achieve the retention 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 target identified in 
 the staffing needs assessment required 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 Investigations 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 complete to be 
 reclassified as special agents, including--
 ``
        (A) whether they must meet training requirements;
 ``
        (B) a description of those requirements;
 ``
            (C) whether they are exempt from physical 
 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.
 ``

    (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 selecting 
 additional tribal lands on which additional Shadow Wolves units 
 may be located, including the amount of additional funding 
 necessary and potential sources for such funding; and
 ``

    (2) in developing such criteria, give consideration to 
 tribal lands located in proximity to existing facilities that 
 provide Federal law enforcement training.''.

    (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 
 ENHANCEMENTS.

    (a) 

=== Definitions. ===
-In this section:

    (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the Director of 
 U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

    (2) Relevant congressional committees.--The term ``relevant 
 congressional committees'' 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 describes 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 required 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 Enhancement Act, as 
 added by 

section 4.

SEC. 4. CONVERSION OF EXPERIENCED SHADOW WOLVES TO CAREER APPOINTMENT 
 IN THE COMPETITIVE 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 assigned, from the excepted service to 
 career or career conditional appointments in the competitive 
 service.''.

SEC. 5. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.

 No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the 
purpose of carrying out this Act.
 Calendar No. 251

119th CONGRESS

 1st Session

 S. 572

_______________________________________________________________________

 A BILL

 To enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program, and for 
 other purposes.

_______________________________________________________________________

 November 3, 2025

 Reported with an amendment