,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #diee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,august #a1    
#bjbd,mr4 ,graham 7for himself1 ,mr4    
,whitehouse1 ,mr4 ,cassidy1 and ,mr4    
,brown7 introduced the following bill2  
which was read twice and referred to the
 ,committee on the ,judiciary  ,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 ,definition 
,in this ,act1 the term trade-related   
crimes means 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 or the ,trade 
,act of #aigd1 each as amended1 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 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 will be established
 within the ,criminal ,division of the  
,department of ,justice within #abj     
days1 after availability of             
appropriations1 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           
,department of ,justice shall-- 7#a7    

create within the ,criminal ,division   
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 this       
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 ,department of ,justice shall       
accomplish each of the following3 7#a7  
,increase the capabilities and capacity 
of its ,criminal ,division to prosecute 
trade-related crimes4  7#b7 ,increase   
the number of trade-related crimes being

 investigated and prosecuted pursuant   
but not limited to health1 safety1      
financial1 and economic trade-related   
crimes under titles #ac1 #ae1 #ah1 and  
#ba1 ,united ,states ,code1 including   
but not limited to-- 7,a7 #ac ,u4,s4,c4 
#cje2  7,b7 #ae ,u4,s4,c4 #bfad-ae2     
7,c7 #ah ,u4,s4,c4 #cga2  7,d7 #ah      
,u4,s4,c4 #eda2  7,e7 #ah ,u4,s4,c4     
#edb2  7,f7 #ah ,u4,s4,c4 #edc2  7,g7   
#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ede2  7,h7 #ah ,u4,s4,c4 
#edf2  7,i7 #ah ,u4,s4,c4 #eed2  7,j7   
#ah ,u4,s4,c4 #ajja2  7,k7 #ah ,u4,s4,c4
 #acda2  7,l7 #ah ,u4,s4,c4 #acdc2  7,m7
 #ah ,u4,s4,c4 #acdi2  7,n7 #ah         
,u4,s4,c4 #aief2  7,o7 #ah ,u4,s4,c4    
#aieg2  7,p7 #ah ,u4,s4,c4 #bcbj2 and   
7,q7 #ba ,u4,s4,c4 #cca4  ,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 ,investigations and 
,u4,s4 ,customs and ,border ,protection 
and other ,federal agencies with respect
 to the investigation and prosecution of
 trade-related crimes4  7#d7 ,develop   
multijurisdictional 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 against         
trade-related crimes regularly consult  
with each other4  7b7 ,absence of       
exclusion of pursuing other remedies    
,litigation by the ,criminal ,division  
shall not preclude additional criminal  
prosecution or civil action against     
trade-related violations4 ,nothing in   
this statute 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 indictments1 as
 defined in section #b2  7#c7 include a 
summary as to 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  #f4 ,authorization of          

appropriations  7a7 ,in general ,there  
are authorized to be appropriated to the
 ,attorney ,general #bj1jjj1jjj for     
fiscal year #bjbe to carry out this     
,act4 ,of sums appropriated1 at least   
#hj percent shall be used by the        
,criminal ,division to support criminal 
prosecution of trade crimes as defined  
in this ,act1 including salaries and    
expenses necessary to hire and train    
investigatory and prosecutorial         
personnel1 develop multijurisdictional  
and multiagency partnerships1 and       
conduct enforcement actions4  7b7 ,other
 criminal prosecution and civil         
enforcement ,remaining sums may be used 
by the ,department of ,justice to       
support criminal prosecution of trade   
crimes by other components and civil    
enforcement4  7c7 ,availability of      
amounts ,amounts appropriated pursuant  
to the authorization of appropriations  
under subsection 7a7 shall remain       
available until expended4