(a) Codification.—Chapter 15 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end a new section 285 consisting of—

(1) a heading as follows:

and

(2) a text consisting of the text of section 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (10 U.S.C. 271 note).

(b) Amendments.—Section 285 of title 10, United States Code, as added by subsection (a), is amended—

(1) in subsection (a), by inserting “, counter-illicit trafficking activities,” after “counter-terrorism activities”;

(2) in subsection (b)—

(A) by striking “During fiscal years 2006 through 2022, funds for drug interdiction” and inserting “Funds for drug interdiction”; and

(B) by inserting “, counter-illicit trafficking,” after “counter-terrorism”;

(3) in subsection (c)—

(A) in the matter preceding paragraph (1), by striking “of each year in which the authority in subsection (a) is in effect” and inserting “of each year”; and

(B) in paragraph (1)—

(i) by inserting “counter-illicit trafficking,” after “on counter-drug,”; and

(ii) by inserting “, counter-illicit trafficking,” after “provide counter-terrorism,”;

(4) in subsection (d)—

(A) in paragraph (2)(A)—

(i) by inserting “, counter-illicit trafficking,” after “counter-terrorism”; and

(ii) by striking “significantly”;

(B) by striking “(d) Conditions.—” and all that follows through “(2)(A) Support” and inserting “(d) Conditions.—(1) Support”;

(C) by redesignating subparagraph (B) as paragraph (2); and

(D) in paragraph (2), as so redesignated—

(i) in the first sentence—

(I) by striking “subparagraph (A)” and inserting “paragraph (1)”; and

(II) by striking “vital to” and inserting “in”; and

(ii) in the second sentence, by striking “the vital” and inserting “the”; and

(5) by striking subsection (e) and inserting the following new subsection (e):

“(e) Definitions.— (1) In this section:

“(A) The term ‘illicit trafficking’ means the trafficking of money, human trafficking, illicit financial flows, illegal trade in natural resources and wildlife, illegal maritime activities, or trade in illegal drugs and weapons, whether conducted by a transnational criminal organization or a state actor.

“(B) The term ‘transnational organized crime’ has the meaning given such term in section 284(i) of this title.

“(2) For purposes of applying the definition of transnational organized crime under paragraph (1)(B) to this section, the term ‘illegal means’, as it appears in such definition, includes—

“(A) illicit trafficking; and

“(B) any other form of illegal means determined by the Secretary of Defense.”.

(c) Conforming repeal.—Section 1022 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2004 (10 U.S.C. 271 note) is repealed.

(d) Clerical amendment.—The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 15 of title 10, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new item:

“285. Authority for joint task forces to support law enforcement agencies conducting counter-terrorism, counter-illicit trafficking, or counter-transnational organized crime activities.”.