Vote Smart's Synopsis:

Vote to pass a bill that expands federal enforcement of criminal offenses related to organized retail and supply chain crime.

Highlights:

• Expands federal enforcement of criminal offenses related to organized retail and supply chain crime (Sec. 2-4).

• Specifies that the term “organized retail and supply chain crime” includes criminal offenses involving the interstate transportation of stolen property, the sale or receipt of stolen goods, or theft from an interstate or foreign shipment that is committed by, in coordination with, or at the instruction of an organization (Sec. 3).

• Expands the scope of conduct that qualifies as offenses involving the interstate transportation of stolen property or the sale or receipt of stolen goods by allowing prosecutions to be based on the aggregate value of stolen items over a 12-month period (Sec. 3).

• Establishes such offenses as predicate offenses (i.e., underlying offenses) for prosecutions under the federal money laundering statute and authorizes the criminal forfeiture of any property obtained from the proceeds of an offense (Sec. 3).

• Establishes an offense involving theft from an interstate or foreign shipment as an underlying offense for prosecution under the federal money laundering statute and authorizes the criminal forfeiture of any associated property (Sec. 3).

• Expands the federal money laundering statute to include offenses involving general-use prepaid cards, gift certificates, or store gift cards (Sec. 3).

• Establishes a temporary center within the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate federal law enforcement activities related to organized retail and supply chain crime (Sec. 4).

Full Bill Text

Full Bill Text