,,ii #aaith ,,congress #ast ,session ,s4 #egb ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states ,february #ac1 #bjbe,mr4 ,gallego 7for himself1 ,mr4 ,kelly1 ,mr4 ,hoeven1 and ,mr4 ,lankford7 introduced the following bill2 which was read twice and referred to the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs ,a ,,bill ,to enhance the effectiveness of the ,shadow ,wolves ,program1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,shadow ,wolves ,improvement ,act4 #b4 ,enhancing the effectiveness of the ,shadow ,wolves ,program 7a7 ,in general ,subtitle ,d of title ,,iv of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #bea et seq47 is amended by adding at the end the following3 #ddh4 ,shadow ,wolves ,program 7a7 ,mission and goals ,the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement 7referred to in this section as the ,director71 in coordination with appropriate representatives of partnering ,tribal governments1 including the ,tohono ,o'odham ,nation1 shall specify the mission and goals of the ,shadow ,wolves ,program4 7b7 ,staffing ,the ,director shall determine-- 7#a7 the number of special agents needed to staff the ,shadow ,wolves ,program nationally2 and 7#b7 the knowledge1 skills1 and abilities that such special agents shall be required to possess4 7c7 ,strategy ,not later than #ahj days after the date of the enactment of the ,shadow ,wolves ,improvement ,act1 the ,director1 in consultation with appropriate representatives of partnering ,tribal governments1 including the ,tohono ,o'odham ,nation1 shall update the strategy required under section #c of the ,shadow ,wolves ,enhancement ,act 7,public ,law #aag-aac7 by adding-- 7#a7 measurable objectives to achieve the retention and recruitment of law enforcement officers1 and the expansion goals set forth in the strategy2 7#b7 a timeline for achieving such goals2 and 7#c7 milestones for recruiting qualified special agents for the ,shadow ,wolves ,program to meet the target identified in the staffing needs assessment required under subsection 7b77#a74 7d7 ,provision of information ,the ,director shall provide1 to all ,,gs-#ahja ,tactical ,officers who are employed as ,shadow ,wolves by ,homeland ,security ,investigations as of the date of the enactment of the ,shadow ,wolves ,improvement ,act1 written information that will help them make an informed decision about reclassifying as special agents1 including-- 7#a7 individualized information regarding how reclassification would affect pay1 including changes to overtime pay1 and retirement compensation2 7#b7 steps such officers are required to complete to be reclassified as special agents1 including-- 7,a7 whether they must meet training requirements2 7,b7 a description of those requirements2 7,c7 whether they are exempt from physical fitness1 medical1 or polygraph examinations2 and 7,d7 whether they are eligible for overtime pay during such training2 and 7#c7 any other relevant information that the ,director believes would help such officers make an informed decision regarding such reclassification4 7e7 ,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 retirements4 7f7 ,program expansion ,the ,director shall-- 7#a7 develop criteria for evaluating and selecting additional tribal lands on which additional ,shadow ,wolves units may be located1 including the amount of additional funding necessary and potential sources for such funding2 and 7#b7 in developing such criteria1 give consideration to tribal lands located in proximity to existing facilities that provide ,federal law enforcement training4 4 7b7 ,clerical amendment ,the table of contents for the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb 7#f ,u4,s4,c4 #aja et seq47 is amended by inserting after the item relating to section #ddg the following3 ,sec4 #ddh4 ,shadow ,wolves ,program4 4 #c4 ,report to ,congress on implementation of ,shadow ,wolves ,program enhancements 7a7 ,definitions ,in this section3 7#a7 ,director ,the term ,director means the ,director of ,u4,s4 ,immigration and ,customs ,enforcement4 7#b7 ,relevant congressional committees ,the term relevant congressional committees means-- 7,a7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security and ,governmental ,affairs of the ,senate2 7,b7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,senate2 7,c7 the ,committee on ,homeland ,security of the ,house of ,representatives2 and 7,d7 the ,committee on the ,judiciary of the ,house of ,representatives4 7b7 ,report ,not later than #a year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 the ,director shall submit a report to the relevant congressional committees that describes the progress that has been made towards the full implementation of-- 7#a7 section #ddh of the ,homeland ,security ,act of #bjjb1 as added by section #b7;a71 including the required coordination with appropriate representatives of the ,tohono ,o'odham ,nation and other partnering ,tribal governments1 to specify the mission and goals of the ,shadow ,wolves ,program1 which shall include tracking1 interdiction1 and investigation2 and 7#b7 section #b7d7 of the ,shadow ,wolves ,enhancement ,act1 as added by section #d4 #d4 ,conversion of experienced ,shadow ,wolves to career appointment in the competitive service ,section #b of the ,shadow ,wolves ,enhancement ,act 7,public ,law #aag-aac7 is amended-- 7#a7 in paragraph 7#b71 by striking and at the end2 7#b7 in paragraph 7#c71 by striking the period at the end and inserting 2 and2 and 7#c7 by adding at the end the following3 7#d7 to noncompetitively convert ,shadow ,wolves1 after their successful completion of three years as ,shadow ,wolves1 regardless of location assigned1 from the excepted service to career or career conditional appointments in the competitive service4 4