I 
118TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. R. 316 
To direct certain heads of Federal agencies to develop a strategy to improve 
Federal investigations of organized retail crime, and for other purposes. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JANUARY 12, 2023 
Mrs. KIM of California (for herself, Mr. PANETTA, Ms. SALAZAR, and Mr. 
GARBARINO) introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Com-
mittee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To direct certain heads of Federal agencies to develop a 
strategy to improve Federal investigations of organized 
retail crime, and for other purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Improving the Federal 
Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023’’. 
SEC. 2. IMPROVING COORDINATION IN FEDERAL INVES-
TIGATION OF ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days after the 
date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, 
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the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Postmaster Gen-
eral, and the head of each relevant agency shall develop 
a strategy to identify how each such relevant agency can 
coordinate with other relevant agencies to— 
(1) improve information sharing between the 
Director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation, the 
Commissioner of the U.S. Customs and Border Pro-
tection, the Executive Associate Director of Home-
land Security Investigations, the Director of the Se-
cret Service, the Postmaster General, and the head 
of each relevant agency on organized retail crime 
networks; 
(2) assist State and local law enforcement in 
compiling materials and evidence necessary for pros-
ecution of organized retail crime; and 
(3) increase cooperation and information shar-
ing between each such relevant agency and the retail 
industry, State retail crime task forces, and other 
retail crime task forces. 
(b) REPORTING REQUIREMENT.—Not later than 180 
days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attor-
ney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the 
Postmaster General, and the head of each relevant agency 
shall submit a joint report to the relevant committees on 
the strategy developed pursuant to subsection (a). 
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(c) COMPTROLLER GENERAL REPORT.—Not later 
than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, 
the Comptroller General shall publish a report on coordi-
nation between the private sector and law enforcement to 
deter and investigate organized retail crime. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME.—The term ‘‘or-
ganized retail crime’’ means the coordinated illegal 
acquisition of retail goods through theft, embezzle-
ment, fraud, or other means that are illegal under 
Federal or State law for the purpose of selling or 
distributing such goods in interstate commerce. 
(2) ORGANIZED RETAIL CRIME NETWORK.—The 
term ‘‘organized retail crime network’’ means a 
criminal network that engages in organized retail 
crime. 
(3) RELEVANT AGENCY.—The term ‘‘relevant 
agency’’ means any agency (as defined in section 
551 of title 5, United States Code) determined by 
the Attorney General and Secretary of Homeland 
Security to have a role in information sharing and 
investigation of organized retail crime. 
(4) RELEVANT COMMITTEES.—The term ‘‘rel-
evant committees’’ means the House Committee on 
the Judiciary, the House Committee on Homeland 
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