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118TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. R. 8477 

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop a curriculum to 

train State, local, Tribal, territorial, and campus law enforcement agencies to identify, investigate, and report acts of organized retail crime, 

and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

MAY 21, 2024 

Mr. D’ESPOSITO (for himself and Mr. LALOTA) introduced the following bill; 

which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary, and in addition 

to the Committee on Homeland Security, for a period to be subsequently 

determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To direct the Secretary of Homeland Security to develop 

a curriculum to train State, local, Tribal, territorial, 

and campus law enforcement agencies to identify, investigate, and report acts of organized retail crime, and 

for other purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Supporting Law En5 forcement Officers’ Ability to Combat Organized Retail 

6 Crime Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. FLETC CURRICULUM DEVELOPMENT TO COMBAT 

2 ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME. 

3 (a) IN GENERAL.—Section 884 of the Homeland Se4 curity Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 464) is amended— 

5 (1) in subsection (c)— 

6 (A) in paragraph (9), by striking ‘‘and’’ 

7 after the semicolon; 

8 (B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as 

9 paragraph (11); and 

10 (C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the 

11 following new paragraph (10): 

12 ‘‘(10) in consultation with the Office for State 

13 and Local Government Coordination under section 

14 801, develop guidance, outreach, trainings, pro15 grams, and materials designed to educate State, 

16 local, Tribal, territorial, and campus law enforce17 ment agencies regarding the threats posed by orga18 nized retail crime and how to properly identify, in19 vestigate, and report instances of organized retail 

20 crime; and’’; 

21 (2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as 

22 subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and 

23 (3) by inserting after subsection (f) the fol24 lowing new subsections: 

25 ‘‘(g) PROVISION OF CERTAIN TRAININGS.—Trainings 

26 developed under subsection (c)(10) may be provided by the 


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1 Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers or another 

2 accredited academy of the Department. 

3 ‘‘(h) RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT.—To the extent 

4 practicable, the Secretary, in coordination with the Direc5 tor and the Under Secretary for Science and Technology 

6 of the Department, shall carry out research and develop7 ment, including operational testing, of technologies and 

8 techniques for enhancing the security and situational 

9 awareness support provided by the Department to Fed10 eral, State, local, Tribal, territorial, and campus officials 

11 relating to efforts to combat organized retail crime, in ac12 cordance with applicable constitutional, privacy, civil 

13 rights, and civil liberties protections.’’. 

14 (b) DEADLINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later 

15 than one year after the date of the enactment of this 

16 Act— 

17 (1) the Director of the Federal Law Enforce18 ment Training Centers of the Department of Home19 land Security shall develop the guidance, outreach, 

20 trainings, programs, and materials required under 

21 paragraph (10) of subsection (c) of section 884 of 

22 the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 464), 

23 as added by subsection (a)(1)(C); and 

24 (2) the Secretary of Homeland Security shall 

25 carry out the research and development required 


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1 under subsection (h) of such section, as added by 

2 subsection (a)(3). 

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