Public Law 117-113 passed April 19, 2022
Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act
To authorize the reclassification of the tactical enforcement officers in the Homeland Security Investigations tactical patrol unit operating on the land of the Tohono O’odham Nation as special agents.
Reclassification of Shadow Wolves as GS-1811 Special Agents.
Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement authorized-
Reclassify GS-1801 tactical enforcement officers as GS-1811 special agents upon the completion of-
Federal Law Enforcement Training Center’s Criminal Investigator Training Program
Customs Basic Enforcement School, if hired before March 2003, or
U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement Homeland Security Investigations Special Agent Training, if hired during or after March 2003.
Any Shadow Wolves who are hired as part of a comparable unit (regardless of location) established after such date of enactment with the approval and consent of the appropriate Indian tribe.
Expansion of Shadow Wolves Program
90 days after this enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security will submit to Comptroller General of the United States, the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate, and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives a strategy-
Retaining existing Shadow Wolves
Recruiting new Shadow Wolves
Expanding comparable units to areas near the international border between the United States and Canada or between the United States and Mexico, with the approval and consent of the appropriate Indian tribe.
Government Accountability Office Report
1 year after receiving the strategy and annual for 2 years the Comptroller General of the United States will submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives-
an assessment of the effectiveness of the strategy and
recommendations for improvements that the Comptroller General deems appropriate.