[Congressional Bills 110th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. 1442 Introduced in Senate (IS)]







110th CONGRESS
  1st Session
                                S. 1442

To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish new units 
                      of Customs Patrol Officers.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                              May 21, 2007

  Mr. Thomas introduced the following bill; which was read twice and 
referred to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize the Secretary of Homeland Security to establish new units 
                      of Customs Patrol Officers.

    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 Apprehension and 
Tracking Act of 2007''.

SEC. 2. CUSTOMS PATROL OFFICERS.

    (a) Purpose.--The purpose of this section is to authorize the 
Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Assistant Secretary 
of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (referred to in this section as 
the ``Secretary''), to establish new units of Customs Patrol Officers 
(commonly known as ``Shadow Wolves'') during the 5-year period 
beginning on the date of enactment of this Act.
    (b) Establishment of New Units.--
            (1) In general.--During the 5-year period beginning on the 
        date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary is authorized to 
        establish within United States Immigration and Customs 
        Enforcement up to 5 additional units of Customs Patrol Officers 
        in accordance with this section, as appropriate.
            (2) Membership.--Each new unit established pursuant to 
        paragraph (1) shall consist of up to 15 Customs Patrol 
        Officers.
    (c) Duties.--The additional Immigration and Customs Enforcement 
units established pursuant to subsection (b)(1) shall operate on Indian 
reservations (as defined in section 3 of the Indian Financing Act of 
1974 (25 U.S.C. 1452)) located on or near (as determined by the 
Secretary) an international border with Canada or Mexico, and such 
other Federal land as the Secretary determines to be appropriate, by--
            (1) investigating and preventing the entry of terrorists, 
        other unlawful aliens, instruments of terrorism, narcotics, and 
        other contraband into the United States; and
            (2) carrying out such other duties as the Secretary 
        determines to be necessary.
    (d) Authorization of Appropriations.--There are authorized to be 
appropriated to carry out this section such sums as are necessary for 
each of fiscal years 2008 through 2013.
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