Improving Federal Investigations of Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022

Improving Federal Investigations of Organized Retail Crime Act of 2022

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.

Specifically, the bill requires the Department of Justice, the Department of Homeland Security, the U.S. Postal Service, and other relevant agencies to

• improve federal information sharing about organized retail crime networks,
• assist state and local law enforcement in compiling materials and evidence needed to prosecute organized retail crime, and
• increase cooperation and information sharing with the retail industry and retail crime task forces.

The bill also requires the Government Accountability Office to report on private sector and law enforcement collaboration to deter and investigate organized retail crime.