Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023

Bill: 118-hr-316
Sponsor: full_name: Rep. Kim, Young [R-CA-40]
Introduced: 2023-01-12
Policy area: Crime and Law Enforcement
Subjects: Congressional oversight

Government information and archives

Government studies and investigations

Intergovernmental relations

Law enforcement administration and funding

Organized crime

Retail and wholesale trades
Latest action: action_date: 2023-01-12
text: Referred to the House Committee on the Judiciary.

Summaries:
action_date: 2023-01-12
action_desc: Introduced in House
text: <p><b>Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023</b></p> <p>This bill requires various federal agencies to develop a strategy to improve coordination with state and local law enforcement entities to address organized retail crime.</p> <p>Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Postal Service, and other relevant agencies to </p> <ul type="disc"> <li>improve federal information sharing about organized retail crime networks;</li> <li>assist state and local law enforcement in compiling materials and evidence necessary to prosecute organized retail crime; and </li> <li>increase cooperation and information sharing between federal agencies, the retail industry, and retail crime task forces. </li> </ul> <p>The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on coordination between the private sector and law enforcement to deter and investigate organized retail crime. </p>

tv_txt: I 118th CONGRESS 1st Session H. R. 316 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 Committee 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.

1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Improving the Federal Response to Organized Retail Crime Act of 2023 . 2. Improving coordination in Federal investigation of organized retail crime (a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Attorney General, the Secretary of Homeland Security, the Postmaster General, 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 Protection, the Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations, the Director of the Secret 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 prosecution of organized retail crime; and (3) increase cooperation and information sharing 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 Attorney 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). (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 coordination 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 organized retail crime means the coordinated illegal acquisition of retail goods through theft, embezzlement, 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 relevant committees means the House Committee on the Judiciary, the House Committee on Homeland Security, the House Committee on Oversight and Accountability, the Senate Committee on the Judiciary, and the Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee.