,,ib ,union ,calendar ,no4 #fdh #aahth ,,congress #b;d ,session ,h4 ,r4 #iaea ,report ,no4 #aah-ghd ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,july #be1 #bjbd ,mrs4 ,hinson 7for herself1 ,mr4 ,krishnamoorthi1 ,mr4 ,moolenaar1 ,mr4 ,ivey1 ,mr4 ,la,hood1 ,mr4 ,lieu1 ,mr4 ,moran1 ,ms4 ,ross1 ,mr4 ,cline1 ,ms4 ,de,lauro1 ,mr4 ,kiley1 ,ms4 ,stevens1 ,ms4 ,stefanik1 and ,mr4 ,correa7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on the ,judiciary ,november #bi1 #bjbd ,additional sponsors3 ,mr4 ,carson1 ,mr4 ,kelly of ,pennsylvania1 ,mr4 ,davis of ,north ,carolina1 ,mr4 ,arrington1 ,mr4 ,moulton1 ,mr4 ,khanna1 ,ms4 ,castor of ,florida1 ,mr4 ,gottheimer1 ,mr4 ,carl1 ,mr4 ,higgins of ,louisiana1 ,mr4 ,finstad1 and ,ms4 ,lee of ,nevada ,november #bi1 #bjbd ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed ,strike out all after the enacting clause and insert the part printed in italic ,for text of introduced bill1 see copy of bill as introduced on ,july #be1 #bjbd ,a ,,bill ,to strengthen the ,department of ,justice's enforcement against trade-related crimes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,protecting ,american ,industry and ,labor from ,international ,trade ,crimes ,act of #bjbd4 #b4 ,trade-related crimes defined ,in this ,act1 the term trade-related crimes shall be defined as violations of law that are implicated by criminal activities in furtherance of the evasion of duties1 tariffs1 and other import- and export-related fees1 import and export restrictions1 or requirements imposed by the ,tariff ,act of #aicj1 the ,trade ,expansion ,act of #aifb1 the ,trade ,act of #aigd1 or the ,countering ,america's ,adversaries ,through ,sanctions ,act1 as well as all other laws and regulations involving criminal activities relating to ,united ,states imports and exports1 trade-based money laundering1 and smuggling4 #c4 ,establishment of new structure to prosecute international trade crimes 7a7 ,in general ,a task force1 named program1 or other similar structure to investigate and prosecute trade-related crimes1 with particular emphasis on violations of the statutes enumerated in section #d7;a77#b71 shall be established within the ,criminal ,division of the ,department of ,justice not later than #abj days after the date on which appropriations are made available to carry out this ,act1 and coordinated by a supervisory criminal trial attorney selected by the ,assistant ,attorney ,general of the ,criminal ,division or other official designated by the ,attorney ,general4 7b7 ,implementation ,to support this effort1 the ,attorney ,general shall-- 7#a7 create within the ,criminal ,division of the ,department of ,justice new positions for criminal trial attorneys and associated support personnel responsible for leading and coordinating trade-related crime investigations and cases1 including those that may significantly impact more than one district2 7#b7 ensure that experienced and technically qualified criminal prosecutors support the effort2 and 7#c7 promote and ensure effective interaction with law enforcement1 industry representatives1 and the public in matters relating to trade-related crimes4 #d4 ,duties and functions of new trade crimes structure 7a7 ,in general ,through the efforts of the task force1 named program1 or other structure identified in section #c7;a71 the ,attorney ,general shall accomplish each of the following3 7#a7 ,increase the capabilities and capacity of the ,criminal ,division of the ,department of ,justice to prosecute trade-related crimes4 7#b7 ,increase the number of trade-related crimes being investigated and prosecuted1 including pursuant to health1 safety1 financial1 and economic trade-related crimes1 including-- 7,a7 section #cje of title #ac1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,b7 section #ae or #af of the ,toxic ,substances ,control ,act 7#ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfad or #bfae72 7,c7 section #cga of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,d7 section #eda of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,e7 section #edb of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,f7 section #edc of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,g7 section #ede of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,h7 section #edf of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,i7 section #eed of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,j7 section #ajja of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,k7 section #acda of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,l7 section #acdc of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,m7 section #acdi of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,n7 section #aief of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,o7 section #aieg of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 7,p7 section #bcbj of title #ah1 ,united ,states ,code2 and 7,q7 section #cja of the ,federal ,food1 ,drug1 and ,cosmetic ,act 7#ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cca74 ,for the purposes of this ,act1 this list does not include violations of national security-related laws and regulations1 including the ,arms ,export ,control ,act 7#bb ,u4,s4,c4 #bgga et seq471 ,international ,emergency ,economic ,powers ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #agja et seq471 ,export ,control and ,reform ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dhja et seq471 and the ,trading with the ,enemy ,act 7#ej ,u4,s4,c4 #dcje7;b774 7#c7 ,participate in basic and advanced training events with ,homeland ,security ,investigations1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 and other ,federal agencies and provide technical assistance1 where appropriate1 to ,homeland ,security ,investigations1 ,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection1 and other ,federal agencies with respect to the investigation and prosecution of trade-related crimes4 7#d7 ,develop multi-jurisdictional responses and partnerships with respect to trade-related crimes through informational1 administrative1 and technological support to other ,federal agencies and agencies of countries that are trading partners of the ,united ,states1 as a means for such agencies to acquire the necessary knowledge1 personnel1 and specialized equipment to investigate and prosecute trade-related crimes4 7#e7 ,participate in nationally coordinated investigations in any case in which the ,attorney ,general determines such participation to be necessary1 as permitted by the available resources of the ,department of ,justice4 7#f7 ,ensure that all components that enforce laws against trade-related crimes regularly consult with each other4 7b7 ,absence of exclusion of pursuing other remedies ,litigation by the ,criminal ,division of the ,department of ,justice shall not preclude additional criminal prosecution or civil action against trade-related violations4 ,nothing in this ,act shall prevent the ,criminal ,division1 ,civil ,division1 and other ,department of ,justice components from pursuing enforcement action where appropriate4 #e4 ,annual report to ,congress ,the ,attorney ,general1 in consultation with the ,secretary of ,homeland ,security1 shall submit to the ,committee on the ,judiciary1 ,committee on ,ways and ,means1 and ,committee on ,financial ,services of the ,house of ,representatives1 and the ,committee on the ,judiciary and ,committee on ,finance of the ,senate a report on the work of the ,department of ,justice with respect to investigation and enforcement of trade-related crimes4 ,specifically1 the report shall-- 7#a7 be submitted not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this ,act1 and annually thereafter1 not later than ,february #a of each year that begins after the submission of the first report2 7#b7 include annual statistics on the volume of publicly charged trade-related crimes and indictments2 7#c7 include a summary on how the funds appropriated for trade-related crimes were utilized in the prior reporting period1 including staff and operating expenses2 and 7#d7 provide an estimate of any additional funding needed to combat trade-related crimes4 ,november #bi1 #bjbd ,reported with an amendment1 committed to the ,committee of the ,whole ,house on the ,state of the ,union1 and ordered to be printed