,i  #aagth ,,congress  #b;d ,session    
,h4 ,r4 #gdii  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of  
,,representatives  ,april #ad1 #bjbb    
,mrs4 ,kim of ,california 7for herself1 
,mr4 ,garbarino1 ,mr4 ,swalwell1 ,mr4   
,panetta1 and ,ms4 ,salazar7 introduced 
the following bill2 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   
retail crime1 and for other purposes4   
#a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited
 as the ,improving ,federal             
,investigations of ,organized ,retail   
,crime ,act of #bjbb4  #b4 ,improving   
coordination in ,federal investigations 
of retail crime  7a7 ,in general ,not   
later than #ahj days after the date of  
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,attorney ,general1 the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security1 the ,postmaster    
,general1 and the heads of relevant     
,federal agencies shall collaborate to  
develop a strategy to identify how each 

agency can coordinate to--  7#a7 improve
 information sharing on organized retail
 crime networks between the ,federal    
,bureau of ,investigation1 ,u4,s4       
,customs and ,border ,protection1       
,homeland ,security ,investigations1 the
 ,secret ,service1 the ,united ,states  
,postal ,service1 and other relevant    
,federal agencies2  7#b7 assist ,state  
and local law enforcement in compiling  
materials and evidence needed for       
prosecution of organized retail crime2  
and  7#c7 increase cooperation and the  
sharing of information with the retail  
industry1 ,state retail crime task      
forces1 and other retail crime task     
forces4  7b7 ,reporting requirement ,not
 later than #ahj days after the date of 
the enactment of this ,act1 the         
,attorney ,general1 the ,secretary of   
,homeland ,security1 ,postmaster        
,general1 and the head of any other     
relevant agency shall coordinate to     
submit a report to the relevant         
committees on the strategy developed    

pursuant to subsection 7a74  7c7 ,,gao  
,report ,not later than #ahj days after 
the date of the enactment of this ,act1 
the ,comptroller ,general shall publish 
a report on private sector and law      
enforcement collaboration to deter and  
investigate organized retail crimes4    
7d7 ,definitions ,in this section3  7#a7
 ,organized retail crime ,the term      
organized retail crime means the        
coordinated unlawful acquisition of     
retail goods through theft1             
embezzlement1 fraud1 or other unlawful  
means for the purpose of selling or     
distributing such unlawfully obtained   
items in the stream of commerce4  7#b7  
,organized retail crime network ,the    
term organized retail crime network     
means a criminal network engaged in     
organized retail crime4  7#c7 ,relevant 
,federal agency ,the term relevant      
,federal agency means any ,federal      
agency determined by the ,attorney      
,general and ,secretary of ,homeland    
,security to have a role in information 

sharing and investigations with respect 
to organized crime4  7#d7 ,relevant     
committee ,the term relevant committee  
means the ,house ,committee on the      
,judiciary1 the ,house ,committee on    
,homeland ,security1 the ,house         
,committee on ,oversight and ,reform1   
the ,senate ,committee on the           
,judiciary1 and the ,senate ,homeland   
,security and ,governmental ,affairs    
,committee4