The House passed a bill Tuesday to create a center aimed at countering organized theft of cargo and transport of counterfeit or stolen goods.
Lawmakers voted 348-60 to approve the measure (H.R. 2853; BGOV Bill Analysis), which would also expand criminal penalties and forfeitures for transporting or selling stolen or counterfeit goods.
The bill would see DHS establish the Organized Retail and Supply Chain Crime Coordination Center within 90 days of enactment. It would be a branch of Homeland Security Investigations, itself a part of US Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
Retailers and other industry groups pushed for ...