Supporting Law Enforcement Officers’ Ability to Combat Organized Retail Crime Act

Section 884 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 464) is amended—

(1) in subsection (c)—

(A) in paragraph (9), by striking and after the semicolon;

(B) by redesignating paragraph (10) as paragraph (11); and

(C) by inserting after paragraph (9) the following new paragraph (10):

(10) in consultation with the Office for State and Local Government Coordination under section 801, develop guidance, outreach, trainings, programs, and materials designed to educate State, local, Tribal, territorial, and campus law enforcement agencies regarding the threats posed by organized retail crime and how to properly identify, investigate, and report instances of organized retail crime; and

(2) by redesignating subsections (g) and (h) as subsections (i) and (j), respectively; and

(3) by inserting after subsection (f) the following new subsections:

Trainings developed under subsection (c)(10) may be provided by the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers or another accredited academy of the Department.

To the extent practicable, the Secretary, in coordination with the Director and the Under Secretary for Science and Technology of the Department, shall carry out research and development, including operational testing, of technologies and techniques for enhancing the security and situational awareness support provided by the Department to Federal, State, local, Tribal, territorial, and campus officials relating to efforts to combat organized retail crime, in accordance with applicable constitutional, privacy, civil rights, and civil liberties protections.

Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act—

(1) the Director of the Federal Law Enforcement Training Centers of the Department of Homeland Security shall develop the guidance, outreach, trainings, programs, and materials required under paragraph (10) of subsection (c) of section 884 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 (6 U.S.C. 464), as added by subsection (a)(1)(C); and

(2) the Secretary of Homeland Security shall carry out the research and development required under subsection (h) of such section, as added by subsection (a)(3).