[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5589 Referred in Senate (RFS)]
109th CONGRESS
2d Session
H. R. 5589
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IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES
July 11, 2006
Received; read twice and referred to the Committee on Homeland Security
and Governmental Affairs
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AN ACT
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer to United
States Immigration and Customs Enforcement all functions of the Customs
Patrol Officers unit operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian
reservation.
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the
United States of America in Congress assembled,
SECTION 1. SHADOW WOLVES TRANSFER.
(a) Transfer of Existing Unit.--Not later that 90 days after the
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security
shall transfer to United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement all
functions (including the personnel, assets, and liabilities
attributable to such functions) of the Customs Patrol Officers unit
operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation (commonly known as
the ``Shadow Wolves'' unit).
(b) Establishment of New Units.--The Secretary is authorized to
establish within United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement
additional units of Customs Patrol Officers in accordance with this
section, as appropriate.
(c) Duties.--The Customs Patrol Officer unit transferred pursuant
to subsection (a), and additional units established pursuant to
subsection (b), shall operate on Indian lands by preventing the entry
of terrorists, other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism,
narcotics, and other contraband into the United States.
(d) Basic Pay for Journeyman Officers.--A Customs Patrol Officer in
a unit described in this section shall receive equivalent pay as a
special agent with similar competencies within United States
Immigration and Customs Enforcement pursuant to the Department of
Homeland Security's Human Resources Management System established under
section 841 of the Homeland Security Act (6 U.S.C. 411).
(e) Supervisors.--Each unit described in this section shall be
supervised by a Chief Customs Patrol Officer, who shall have the same
rank as a resident agent-in-charge of the Office of Investigations
within United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Passed the House of Representatives July 10, 2006.
Attest:
KAREN L. HAAS,
Clerk.