Requires the Justice Department to set up a unit within its Criminal Division to investigate and prosecute crimes tied to evading tariffs, import and export rules, trade-based money laundering, and smuggling.

• Requires a task force or similar structure in the Criminal Division within 120 days after appropriations are made available, coordinated by a supervisory criminal trial attorney
• Directs the Attorney General to create new criminal trial attorney and support positions and to increase prosecutions under listed federal statutes, including customs fraud, smuggling, false statements, wire fraud, money laundering, and counterfeit goods
• Requires training and technical assistance with Homeland Security Investigations and U.S. Customs and Border Protection, and coordination with other federal agencies and trading partners
• Requires an annual report to the House and Senate Judiciary committees and other committees, starting one year after enactment, with case statistics, spending details, and funding estimates

• Judiciary Committee (House)

Crime and Law Enforcement