,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cfea  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,november #ae1 
#bjah,mr4 ,hatch introduced the         
following bill2 which was read twice and
 referred to the ,committee on the      
,judiciary  ,a ,,bill  ,to require the  
,attorney ,general to study the         
effectiveness of retail theft           
rehabilitation programs and to clarify  
that such programs are permissible under
 ,federal law4  #a4 ,short title ,this  
,act may be cited as the ,retail        
,justice ,review ,act of #bjah4  #b4    
,definitions ,in this ,act-- 7#a7 the   
term potential program participant means
 an individual who a retailer has       
probable cause to believe stole or      
attempted to seal property from the     
retailer2  7#b7 the term program        
participant means an individual who--   
7,a7 a retailer has probable cause to   
believe stole or attempted to steal     
property from the retailer2 and  7,b7   
participates in a retail theft          

rehabilitation program offered by the   
retailer2  7#c7 the term retail theft   
rehabilitation program means an         
education program that a retailer       
offers1 directly or through a third     
party1 to a potential program           
participant instead of making or filing 
a report of theft with a law enforcement
 agency2 and  7#d7 the term retailer    
means a person that is engaged in the   
business of selling goods at retail4    
#c4 ,study and report  7a7 ,study  7#a7 
,in general ,the ,attorney ,general     
shall conduct a study that examines the 
effectiveness of retail theft           
rehabilitation programs4  7#b7          
,requirements ,in conducting the study  
under paragraph 7#a71 the ,attorney     
,general shall-- 7,a7 consider any      
information the ,attorney ,general      
considers relevant to examining the     
effectiveness of retail theft           
rehabilitation programs1 including the  
effect of the programs on--  7i7 the    
number of calls made to law enforcement 

agencies due to retail theft2  7ii7 the 
burden of retail theft on law           
enforcement agencies1 prosecutors1      
courts1 and other justice system        
agencies2  7iii7 the recovery of        
restitution or civil remedies by        
retailers2 and  7iv7 recidivism among   
program participants2  7,b7 evaluate the
 fairness of retail theft rehabilitation
 programs1 including whether the effects
 of the programs are discriminatory on  
the basis of race1 age1 sex1 or income2 
7,c7 include case studies of retail     
theft rehabilitation programs in effect 
as of the date on which the study is    
initiated1 including1 to the extent     
practicable1 case studies drawn from    
geographically diverse regions of the   
,united ,states2 and  7,d7 consult      
with-- 7i7 program participants2  7ii7  
retailers who have implemented retail   
theft rehabilitation programs2  7iii7   
,federal1 ,state1 local1 and tribal law 
enforcement agencies2 and  7iv7         
third-party providers of retail theft   

rehabilitation programs4  7b7 ,report   
,not later than #a year after the date  
of enactment of this ,act1 the ,attorney
 ,general shall submit to ,congress and 
make publicly available a report        
containing--  7#a7 findings from the    
study conducted under subsection 7a72   
and  7#b7 final recommendations based on
 the findings under paragraph 7#a7 of   
this subsection4  #d4 ,applicability of 
,federal law ,notwithstanding any other 
provision of ,federal law1 a retailer   
may offer a retail theft rehabilitation 
program in accordance with ,state1      
local1 and tribal law4