,,ii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #beda  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,july #bi1     
#bjba,ms4 ,sinema 7for herself and ,mr4 
,hoeven7 introduced the following bill2 
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on ,homeland ,security and  
,governmental ,affairs  ,a ,,bill  ,to  
authorize the reclassification of the   
tactical enforcement officers 7commonly 
known as the ,shadow ,wolves7 in the    
,homeland ,security ,investigations     
tactical patrol unit operating on the   
lands of the ,tohono ,o'odham ,nation as
 special agents4  #a4 ,short title ,this
 ,act may be cited as the ,shadow       
,wolves ,enhancement ,act4  #b4         
,reclassification of ,shadow ,wolves as 
,,gs-#ahaa special agents               
,notwithstanding any other provision of 
law1 the ,director of ,u4,s4            
,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement  
is authorized-- 7#a7 to reclassify the  
,,gs-#ahja tactical enforcement officers
 7commonly known as ,shadow ,wolves7    

assigned to the ,homeland ,security     
,investigations tactical patrol unit    
operating on the lands of the ,tohono   
,o'odham ,nation1 as of the date of the 
enactment of this ,act1 as ,,gs-#ahaa   
special agents1 upon the successful     
completion of-- 7,a7 the ,federal ,law  
,enforcement ,training ,center's        
,criminal ,investigator ,training       
,program2 and  7,b7 7i7 ,customs ,basic 
,enforcement ,school1 if the officer was
 hired before ,march #bjjc2 or  7ii7    
,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs        
,enforcement ,homeland ,security        
,investigations ,special ,agent         
,training1 if the officer was hired     
during or after ,march #bjjc2  7#b7 to  
classify any ,shadow ,wolves who are    
assigned to the unit referred to in     
paragraph 7#a7 after such date of       
enactment as special agents upon the    
successful completion of the training   
described in paragraph 7#a72 and  7#c7  
to classify any ,shadow ,wolves who are 
hired as part of a comparable unit      

7regardless of location7 after such date
 of enactment as special agents upon the
 successful completion of the training  
described in paragraph 7#a74  #c4       
,expansion of ,shadow ,wolves ,program  
,not later than #ij days after the date 
of the enactment of this ,act1 the      
,secretary of ,homeland ,security shall 
submit to the ,comptroller ,general of  
the ,united ,states1 the ,committee on  
,homeland ,security and ,governmental   
,affairs of the ,senate1 and the        
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives a strategy  
for-- 7#a7 retaining existing ,shadow   
,wolves2  7#b7 recruiting new ,shadow   
,wolves2  7#c7 expanding comparable     
units referred to in section #b7c7 to   
appropriate areas near the international
 border between the ,united ,states and 
,canada or the international border     
between the ,united ,states and ,mexico1
 with the approval and consent of the   
appropriate ,indian tribe2 and  7#d7    
determining 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 lands4  #d4 ,,gao study  7a7
 ,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 lands4  7b7 ,report ,not later
 than #a year after receiving the       
strategy under section #c1 and annually 
for the following #b years1 the         
,comptroller ,general of the ,united    
,states shall submit to the ,committee  
on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental
 ,affairs of the ,senate and the        
,committee on ,homeland ,security of the
 ,house of ,representatives-- 7#a7 an   
assessment of the effectiveness of such 
strategy2 and  7#b7 any recommendations 
for improvements to the strategy that   

the ,comptroller ,general determines to 
be appropriate4