I 
118TH CONGRESS 
2D SESSION 
H. R. 8834 
To establish a Supply Chain Fraud and Theft Task Force. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
JUNE 25, 2024 
Mr. VALADAO (for himself, Mr. SCHNEIDER, Mr. LAHOOD, Mr. PFLUGER, Mr. 
COSTA, and Mr. FONG) introduced the following bill; which was referred 
to the Committee on the Judiciary 
A BILL 
To establish a Supply Chain Fraud and Theft Task Force. 
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 ‘‘Safeguarding Our Sup-
ply Chains Act’’. 
SEC. 2. SUPPLY CHAIN CRIME COORDINATION CENTER. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of Homeland Secu-
rity, acting through the Director of Homeland Security 
Investigations, shall establish a Supply Chain Crime Co-
ordination Center through the agency’s Innovation Lab 
to— 
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(1) collect and analyze data related to supply 
chain fraud and theft; and 
(2) identify regions in the United States, modes 
of transportation, distribution networks, and retail 
stores that are experiencing high volumes of orga-
nized crime. 
(b) CONSULTATION.—In carrying out subsection (a), 
the Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the 
Director of Homeland Security Investigations, shall, to the 
maximum extent practicable, consult with— 
(1) other Federal agencies; 
(2) Federal, State, local, tribal, and foreign law 
enforcement agencies; and 
(3) the private sector. 
SEC. 3. SUPPLY CHAIN FRAUD AND THEFT TASK FORCE. 
(a) TASK FORCE.—Not later than 120 days after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Homeland 
Security, acting through the Director of Homeland Secu-
rity Investigations and in conjunction with the Attorney 
General and the Director of the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigation, shall establish a Supply Chain Fraud and Theft 
Task Force (in this section, referred to as ‘‘Task Force’’). 
(b) PURPOSE.—The purpose of the Task Force is to 
address supply chain fraud and theft throughout the rail, 
motor carrier, and intermodal systems, as well as detect, 
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disrupt, and deter organized theft groups that are tar-
geting all stages of the supply chain by— 
(1) facilitating collaboration among Federal, 
State, local, tribal, and foreign law enforcement 
agencies to execute coordinated activities in further-
ance of supply chain security, and homeland secu-
rity; 
(2) enhancing information-sharing, including 
the dissemination of information about theft and 
fraud in the American supply chain among such 
agencies; 
(3) tracking trends with respect to organized 
crime throughout the supply chain; 
(4) establishing relationships with affected pri-
vate sector companies, sharing information with 
such companies regarding organized crime and pro-
viding mechanisms for the receipt of investigative in-
formation on such threats; and 
(5) establishing a secure system for sharing in-
formation regarding organized crime threats by 
leveraging existing systems at the Homeland Secu-
rity Investigations and the Federal Bureau of Inves-
tigations. 
(c) MEMBERS.—The Task Force shall be comprised 
of personnel from the following: 
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(1) U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforce-
ment. 
(2) Federal Bureau of Investigation. 
(3) Drug Enforcement Administration. 
(4) Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and 
Explosives. 
(5) U.S. Postal Inspection Service. 
(6) U.S. Customs and Border Protection. 
(7) Other Department of Homeland Security 
personnel, as appropriate. 
(8) Other Department of Justice personnel, as 
appropriate. 
(9) Other Federal agencies, as appropriate. 
(10) Appropriate State law enforcement agen-
cies. 
(11) Foreign law enforcement agencies, as ap-
propriate. 
(12) Local law enforcement agencies from af-
fected cities and communities. 
(13) Railroad police. 
(14) Association of the United States Army 
personnel focused on cargo issues. 
(15) Appropriate tribal law enforcement agen-
cies. 
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(d) TASK FORCE DEPLOYMENT.—The Secretary may 
deploy the Task Force in jurisdictions in which such Task 
Force is necessary to achieve the purposes described in 
subsection (b), as appropriate. Before deploying the Task 
Force, the Secretary shall consider— 
(1) data collected and analyzed by the Supply 
Chain Crime Coordination Center established under 
section 2; 
(2) regions in the United States, modes of 
transportation, distribution networks, and retail 
stores that are experiencing high volumes of orga-
nized crime, as identified by the Supply Chain Crime 
Coordination Center established under section 2; 
(3) the availability of Federal, State, local, trib-
al, foreign law enforcement, and railroad police re-
sources to participate in the Task Force; and 
(4) whether or not a law enforcement initiative 
already exists in the area in which the Task Force 
would be established. 
(e) DUTIES.—It shall be the duty of the Task Force 
to ensure a coordinated, multi-agency, intelligence-based, 
and prosecutor-led approach to identifying, disrupting, 
and dismantling organizations responsible for the orga-
nized theft, fraud, and theft-related violence in the United 
States supply chain. 
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