,i  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #hhgf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,december #d1        
#bjbj,mr4 ,king of ,iowa introduced the 
following bill2 which was referred to   
the ,committee on ,homeland ,security   
,a ,,bill  ,to authorize the ,director  
of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs     
,enforcement to reclassify the          
,,gs-#ahja ,,ice ,tactical ,officers in 
the ,homeland ,security ,investigations 
7,,hsi7 tactical patrol unit operating  
on the ,native ,american ,tohono        
,o'odham ,nation 7commonly known as the 
,shadow ,wolves7 as ,,gs-#ahaa ,,ice    
,homeland ,security ,investigations     
,special ,agents1 to amend the ,native  
,american ,hiring preference granted to 
the ,department of ,homeland ,security  
in support of the ,shadow ,wolves       
program to modify the job series and    
title for newly hired ,shadow ,wolves   
from ,,gs-#ahja ,,ice ,tactical         
,officers to ,,gs-#ahaa ,,ice ,,hsi     
,special ,agents1 and for other         

purposes4  #a4 ,reclassification of     
,shadow ,wolves as ,special ,agents     
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,director of ,u4,s4            
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
is authorized to do as follows3 7#a7    
,reclassify the ,,gs-#ahja ,,ice        
,tactical ,agents assigned to the       
,homeland ,security ,investigations     
tactical patrol unit operating on the   
,native ,american ,tohono ,o'odham      
,nation 7commonly known as ,shadow      
,wolves71 as of the date of the         
enactment of this ,act1 as ,,gs-#ahaa   
,,ice ,homeland ,security               
,investigations ,special ,agents1 upon  
request and contingent upon the agent's 
successful completion of the ,federal   
,law ,enforcement ,training ,centers    
,criminal ,investigator ,training       
,program and either ,customs ,basic     
,enforcement ,school 7for those hired   
prior to ,march #bjjc7 or ,,ice ,special
 ,agent ,training 7for those hired after
 ,march #bjjc74  7#b7 ,allow ,,gs-#ahja 

,,ice tactical officers who1 as of the  
date of enactment of this ,act1 have not
 completed the basic training for the   
,,gs-#ahaa job series within            
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement1 
,homeland ,security ,investigations the 
opportunity to complete the training1   
upon request1 and at agency expense4    
,upon successful completion of the      
training requirement1 the ,director may 
reclassify them as ,,gs-#ahaa ,special  
,agents1 upon request4  #b4 ,hiring     
authority granted to the ,department of 
,homeland ,security in support of the   
,shadow ,wolves program ,the ,secretary 
of ,homeland ,security shall consult    
with the ,office of ,personnel          
,management to amend the ,native        
,american ,preference granted to the    
,department of ,homeland ,security in   
support of the ,shadow ,wolves hiring   
authority1 to enable the hiring of      
future ,shadow ,wolves into the #ahaa   
job series1 and allow for the conversion
 to a career-conditional #ahaa position 

upon satisfactory completion of a       
probationary period1 consistent with    
section #a4