[Congressional Bills 108th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 5346 Introduced in House (IH)]






108th CONGRESS
  2d Session
                                H. R. 5346

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer to the Bureau 
  of Immigration and Customs Enforcement all functions of the Customs 
  Patrol Officers unit of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection 
 operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation (commonly known as 
          the ``Shadow Wolves'' unit), and for other purposes.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            October 8, 2004

Mr. Souder (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. Sessions, Mr. Nethercutt, Mr. 
 Tom Davis of Virginia, and Mr. McHugh) introduced the following bill; 
         which was referred to the Committee on Ways and Means

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                                 A BILL


 
To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to transfer to the Bureau 
  of Immigration and Customs Enforcement all functions of the Customs 
  Patrol Officers unit of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection 
 operating on the Tohono O'odham Indian reservation (commonly known as 
          the ``Shadow Wolves'' unit), and for other purposes.

    Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled,

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``Shadow Wolves Border Defense Act''.

SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF EXISTING CUSTOMS PATROL OFFICERS UNIT AND 
              ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW CPO UNITS IN THE BUREAU OF 
              IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT.

    (a) Transfer of Existing Unit.--Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland Security 
shall transfer to the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement all 
functions (including the personnel, assets, and obligations held by or 
available in connection with such functions) of the Customs Patrol 
Officers unit of the Bureau of Customs and Border Protection 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 the Bureau of Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
additional units of Customs Patrol Officers in accordance with this 
section.
    (c) Duties.--The Customs Patrol Officer unit transferred pursuant 
to subsection (a) and the additional units established pursuant to 
subsection (b) shall enforce the customs laws of the United States on 
Indian lands by preventing the smuggling of narcotics, weapons of mass 
destruction, and other contraband.
    (d) Basic Pay for Journeyman Officers.--The rate of basic pay for a 
journeyman Customs Patrol Officer in a unit described in this section 
shall be not less than the rate of basic pay for GS-13 of the General 
Schedule.
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