1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Combating Cross-border Financial Crime Act of 2023 . 2. Establishment of Cross-Border Financial Crime Center The Tariff Act of 1930 ( 19 U.S.C. 1304 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after section 631 ( 19 U.S.C. 1631 ) the following: 632. Establishment of Cross-border Financial Crime Center (a) Establishment The Secretary of Homeland Security, acting through the Executive Associate Director of Homeland Security Investigations, shall— (1) establish the Cross-Border Financial Crime Center (in this section referred to as the Center ), which shall be located in the National Capital region (as defined in section 8702 of title 40, United States Code); and (2) appoint a Director to serve as the head of the Center (in this section referred to as the Director ). (b) Duties (1) In general The Center shall— (A) support, through the provision of analysts, equipment, and other resources, the investigation and seizure of assets and proceeds (as defined in section 981 of title 18, United States Code) related to trade-based money laundering and other illicit cross-border financial activity or attempted illicit cross-border financial activity, to, from, or through the United States, including such activity conducted by actors determined by the Secretary of State, the Attorney General, the Secretary of the Treasury, and the Secretary of Homeland Security to be the highest priority threats, including— (i) transnational criminal organizations; (ii) kleptocrats and oligarchs with respect to whom the United States has imposed sanctions; (iii) professional money laundering organizations; and (iv) persons knowingly enabling criminal or corrupt activity, including designated non-financial businesses and professions