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IV 109th CONGRESS 2d Session H. RES. 829 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 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

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.