Creates a new Animal Cruelty Crimes Section in the Department of Justice to investigate and prosecute federal animal cruelty cases. It directs the new Section to work with other federal law enforcement and agriculture agencies and submit a yearly report to Congress starting one year after enactment.

It is grounded in findings that animal cruelty is linked to other violence and public health risks, that several federal laws already exist and are tracked by the FBI, and that the lack of a dedicated DOJ unit has led to delays and gaps in enforcement. Dedicated staff and resources are intended to strengthen and speed up federal cases.