SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘Protecting American 
Industry and Labor from International Trade Crimes Act 
of 2024’’. 
SEC. 2. TRADE-RELATED CRIMES DEFINED. 
In this Act, the term ‘‘trade-related crimes’’ shall be 
defined as violations of law that are implicated by criminal 
activities in furtherance of the evasion of duties, tariffs, 
and other import- and export-related fees, import and ex-
port restrictions, or requirements imposed by the Tariff 
Act of 1930, the Trade Expansion Act of 1962, the Trade 
Act of 1974, or the Countering America’s Adversaries 
Through Sanctions Act, as well as all other laws and regu-
lations involving criminal activities relating to United 
States imports and exports, trade-based money laun-
dering, and smuggling. 
SEC. 3. ESTABLISHMENT OF NEW STRUCTURE TO PROS-
ECUTE INTERNATIONAL TRADE CRIMES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—A task force, named program, or 
other similar structure to investigate and prosecute trade- 
related crimes, with particular emphasis on violations of 
the statutes enumerated in section 4(a)(2), shall be estab-
lished within the Criminal Division of the Department of 
Justice not later than 120 days after the date on which 
appropriations are made available to carry out this Act, 
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 Gen-
eral. 
(b) IMPLEMENTATION.—To support this effort, the 
Attorney General shall— 
(1) create within the Criminal Division of the 
Department of Justice new positions for criminal 
trial attorneys and associated support personnel re-
sponsible for leading and coordinating trade-related 
crime investigations and cases, including those that 
may significantly impact more than one district; 
(2) ensure that experienced and technically 
qualified criminal prosecutors support the effort; and 
(3) promote and ensure effective interaction 
with law enforcement, industry representatives, and 
the public in matters relating to trade-related 
crimes. 
SEC. 4. DUTIES AND FUNCTIONS OF NEW TRADE CRIMES 
STRUCTURE. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—Through the efforts of the task 
force, named program, or other structure identified in sec-
tion 3(a), the Attorney General shall accomplish each of 
the following:
(1) Increase the capabilities and capacity of the 
Criminal Division of the Department of Justice to 
prosecute trade-related crimes. 
(2) Increase the number of trade-related crimes 
being investigated and prosecuted, including pursu-
ant to health, safety, financial, and economic trade- 
related crimes, including— 
(A) section 305 of title 13, United States 
Code; 
(B) section 15 or 16 of the Toxic Sub-
stances Control Act (15 U.S.C. 2614 or 2615); 
(C) section 371 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(D) section 541 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(E) section 542 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(F) section 543 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(G) section 545 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(H) section 546 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(I) section 554 of title 18, United States 
Code;
(J) section 1001 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(K) section 1341 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(L) section 1343 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(M) section 1349 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(N) section 1956 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(O) section 1957 of title 18, United States 
Code; 
(P) section 2320 of title 18, United States 
Code; and 
(Q) section 301 of the Federal Food, 
Drug, and Cosmetic Act (21 U.S.C. 331). 
For the purposes of this Act, this list does not in-
clude violations of national security-related laws and 
regulations, including the Arms Export Control Act 
(22 U.S.C. 2771 et seq.), International Emergency 
Economic Powers Act (50 U.S.C. 1701 et seq.), Ex-
port Control and Reform Act (50 U.S.C. 4801 et 
seq.), and the Trading with the Enemy Act (50 
U.S.C. 4305(b)).
(3) Participate in basic and advanced training 
events with Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, and other Federal 
agencies and provide technical assistance, where ap-
propriate, to Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. 
Customs and Border Protection, and other Federal 
agencies with respect to the investigation and pros-
ecution of trade-related crimes. 
(4) Develop multi-jurisdictional responses and 
partnerships with respect to trade-related crimes 
through informational, administrative, and techno-
logical support to other Federal agencies and agen-
cies of countries that are trading partners of the 
United States, as a means for such agencies to ac-
quire the necessary knowledge, personnel, and spe-
cialized equipment to investigate and prosecute 
trade-related crimes. 
(5) Participate in nationally coordinated inves-
tigations in any case in which the Attorney General 
determines such participation to be necessary, as 
permitted by the available resources of the Depart-
ment of Justice. 
(6) Ensure that all components that enforce 
laws against trade-related crimes regularly consult 
with each other.