,,ii  #aae? ,,congress  #b;d ,session   
,s4 #cfea  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!      
,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,novemb] #ae1 #bjah,mr4
 ,hat* introduc$ ! foll[+ bill2 :i* 0   
read twice & ref]r$ to ! ,committee on !
 ,judici>y  ,a ,,bill  ,to require !    
,attorney ,g5]al to /udy ! effectiv5ess 
( retail !ft rehabilitation programs &  
to cl>ify t su* programs are p]missible 
"u ,f$]al law4  #a4 ,%ort title ,?is    
,act may be cit$ z ! ,retail ,ju/ice    
,review ,act ( #bjah4  #b4 ,def9itions  
,9 ?is ,act-- 7#a7 ! t]m pot5tial       
program p>ticipant means an individual  
:o a retail] has probable cause to      
believe /ole or attempt$ to seal prop]ty
 f ! retail]2  7#b7 ! t]m program       
p>ticipant means an individual :o-- 7,a7
 a retail] has probable cause to believe
 /ole or attempt$ to /eal prop]ty f !   
retail]2 &  7,b7 p>ticipates 9 a retail 
!ft rehabilitation program (f]$ by !    
retail]2  7#c7 ! t]m retail !ft         
rehabilitation program means an         
education program t a retail] (f]s1     

directly or ?r\gh a ?ird p>ty1 to a     
pot5tial program p>ticipant in/ead (    
mak+ or fil+ a report ( !ft ) a law     
en=cem5t ag5cy2 &  7#d7 ! t]m retail]   
means a p]son t is engag$ 9 ! bus9ess ( 
sell+ goods at retail4  #c4 ,/udy &     
report  7a7 ,/udy  7#a7 ,9 g5]al ,!     
,attorney ,g5]al %all conduct a /udy t  
exam9es ! effectiv5ess ( retail !ft     
rehabilitation programs4  7#b7          
,requirem5ts ,9 conduct+ ! /udy "u      
p>agraph 7#a71 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all--
 7,a7 consid] any in=mation ! ,attorney 
,g5]al consid]s relevant to exam9+ !    
effectiv5ess ( retail !ft rehabilitation
 programs1 includ+ ! effect ( ! programs
 on--  7i7 ! numb] ( calls made to law  
en=cem5t ag5cies due to retail !ft2     
7ii7 ! burd5 ( retail !ft on law        
en=cem5t ag5cies1 prosecutors1 c\rts1 & 
o!r ju/ice sy/em ag5cies2  7iii7 !      
recov]y ( re/itution or civil rem$ies by
 retail]s2 &  7iv7 recidivism among     
program p>ticipants2  7,b7 evaluate !   
fairness ( retail !ft rehabilitation    

programs1 includ+ :e!r ! effects ( !    
programs are discrim9atory on ! basis ( 
race1 age1 sex1 or income2  7,c7 include
 case /udies ( retail !ft rehabilitation
 programs 9 effect z ( ! date on :i* !  
/udy is initiat$1 includ+1 to ! ext5t   
practicable1 case /udies drawn f        
geographically div]se regions ( ! ,unit$
 ,/ates2 &  7,d7 consult )-- 7i7 program
 p>ticipants2  7ii7 retail]s :o h       
implem5t$ retail !ft rehabilitation     
programs2  7iii7 ,f$]al1 ,/ate1 local1 &
 tribal law en=cem5t ag5cies2 &  7iv7   
?ird-p>ty provid]s ( retail !ft         
rehabilitation programs4  7b7 ,report ,n
 lat] ?an #a ye> aft] ! date ( enactm5t 
( ?is ,act1 ! ,attorney ,g5]al %all     
submit to ,congress & make publicly     
available a report conta9+--  7#a7 f9d+s
 f ! /udy conduct$ "u subsection 7a72 & 
7#b7 f9al recomm5dations bas$ on ! f9d+s
 "u p>agraph 7#a7 ( ?is subsection4  #d4
 ,applicability ( ,f$]al law ,not)/&+   
any o!r provision ( ,f$]al law1 a       
retail] may (f] a retail !ft            

rehabilitation program 9 accordance )   
,/ate1 local1 & tribal law4