H.R. 6379

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 6379 Introduced in House (IH)]

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119th CONGRESS
1st Session
H. R. 6379

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

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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

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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,

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.
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