[Congressional Bills 109th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 829 Introduced in House (IH)]








109th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 829

 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Shadow 
  Wolves should be preserved and fostered as one unit, located on the 
                         Tohono O'odham lands.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                              May 19, 2006

 Mr. Souder (for himself, Mr. Shadegg, Mr. King of Iowa, Mr. Grijalva, 
and Mr. Cole of Oklahoma) submitted the following resolution; which was 
             referred to the Committee on Homeland Security

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that the Shadow 
  Wolves should be preserved and fostered as one unit, located on the 
                         Tohono O'odham lands.

Whereas in 1972, the 92nd Congress created a specialized unit of Customs Patrol 
        Officers known as the Shadow Wolves to patrol the international land 
        border within the Tohono O'odham sovereign Indian nation in Arizona;
Whereas the Shadow Wolves are Native Americans who combine modern technology 
        with traditional tracking techniques to identify, track and arrest 
        illegal drug smugglers along the 76 miles of border and within the 2.8 
        million acres of the Tohono O'odham nation;
Whereas although never constituting more than 21 specialized agents, the Shadow 
        Wolves have consistently succeeded in seizing over 100,000 pounds of 
        illegal narcotics annually;
Whereas the Shadow Wolves are a singular example of a unit that is uniquely 
        suited to meet the special challenges in border protection present in 
        their area in a way that no other unit or combination of units could be 
        expected to match; and
Whereas the Federal Government should take all reasonable steps to prevent the 
        loss of such a vital asset for the securing of our borders and the fight 
        against illegal narcotics trafficking: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved,  That it is the sense of the House of Representatives 
that the Shadow Wolves should be preserved and fostered as one unit, 
located on the Tohono O'odham lands, so that they might continue to 
apply their unique abilities in helping the United States to protect 
its borders.
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