S 572
· 119th Congress
· Immigration
Shadow Wolves Improvement Act
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Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 251.
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Nov 03, 2025
committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Reported by Senator Paul with an amendment in the nature of a substitute. Without written report.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Nov 03, 2025
other
Placed on Senate Legislative Calendar under General Orders. Calendar No. 251.
Jul 30, 2025
committee
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs. Ordered to be reported with an amendment in the nature of a substitute favorably.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
Feb 13, 2025
introduced
Introduced in Senate
Feb 13, 2025
introduced
Read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee
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[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
-[S. 572 Introduced in Senate (IS)]
+[S. 572 Reported in Senate (RS)]
<DOC>
+Calendar No. 251
119th CONGRESS
1st Session
S. 572
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introduced the following bill; which was read twice and referred to the
Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs
+November 3, 2025
+
+Reported by Mr. Paul, with an amendment
+[Strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed
+in italic]
+
_______________________________________________________________________
A BILL
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Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
+
+<DELETED>SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> This Act may be cited as the ``Shadow Wolves Improvement
+Act''.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED>SEC. 2. ENHANCING THE EFFECTIVENESS OF THE SHADOW WOLVES
+PROGRAM.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> (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:</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED>``SEC. 448. SHADOW WOLVES PROGRAM.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(b) Staffing.--The Director shall determine--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(1) the number of special agents needed to staff
+the Shadow Wolves Program nationally; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(2) the knowledge, skills, and abilities that
+such special agents shall be required to possess.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(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--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(1) measurable objectives to achieve the
+retention and recruitment of law enforcement officers, and the
+expansion goals set forth in the strategy;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(2) a timeline for achieving such goals;
+and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(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).</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(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--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(1) individualized information regarding how
+reclassification would affect pay, including changes to
+overtime pay, and retirement compensation;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(2) steps such officers are required to complete
+to be reclassified as special agents, including--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(A) whether they must meet training
+requirements;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(B) a description of those
+requirements;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(C) whether they are exempt from
+physical fitness, medical, or polygraph examinations;
+and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(D) whether they are eligible for
+overtime pay during such training; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(3) any other relevant information that the
+Director believes would help such officers make an informed
+decision regarding such reclassification.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(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.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(f) Program Expansion.--The Director shall--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(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</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(2) in developing such criteria, give
+consideration to tribal lands located in proximity to existing
+facilities that provide Federal law enforcement
+training.''.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (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:</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED>``Sec. 448. Shadow Wolves Program.''.
+
+<DELETED>SEC. 3. REPORT TO CONGRESS ON IMPLEMENTATION OF SHADOW WOLVES
+PROGRAM ENHANCEMENTS.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> (a) Definitions.--In this section:</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (1) Director.--The term ``Director'' means the
+Director of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (2) Relevant congressional committees.--The term
+``relevant congressional committees'' means--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (A) the Committee on Homeland Security and
+Governmental Affairs of the Senate;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (B) the Committee on the Judiciary of the
+Senate;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (C) the Committee on Homeland Security of
+the House of Representatives; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (D) the Committee on the Judiciary of the
+House of Representatives.</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (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--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (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</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (2) section 2(4) of the Shadow Wolves Enhancement
+Act, as added by section 4.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED>SEC. 4. CONVERSION OF EXPERIENCED SHADOW WOLVES TO CAREER
+APPOINTMENT IN THE COMPETITIVE SERVICE.</DELETED>
+
+<DELETED> Section 2 of the Shadow Wolves Enhancement Act (Public Law
+117-113) is amended--</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (1) in paragraph (2), by striking ``and'' at the
+end;</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (2) in paragraph (3), by striking the period at
+the end and inserting ``; and''; and</DELETED>
+<DELETED> (3) by adding at the end the following:</DELETED>
+<DELETED> ``(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.''.</DELETED>
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
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regardless of location assigned, from the excepted service to
career or career conditional appointments in the competitive
service.''.
-<all>
+
+SEC. 5. NO ADDITIONAL FUNDS.
+
+No additional funds are authorized to be appropriated for the
+purpose of carrying out this Act.
+Calendar No. 251
+
+119th CONGRESS
+
+1st Session
+
+S. 572
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+A BILL
+
+To enhance the effectiveness of the Shadow Wolves Program, and for
+other purposes.
+
+_______________________________________________________________________
+
+November 3, 2025
+
+Reported with an amendment
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