TRANSNATIONAL THREATS.

SEC. 804. TRANSNATIONAL THREATS. Section 101 of the National Security Act of 1947 (50 U.S.C. 402) is amended by inserting after subsection (h), as amended by section 802 of this Act, the following new subsection: “(i)(1) There is established within the National Security Council a committee to be known as the Committee on Transnational Threats (in this subsection referred to as the ‘Committee’). “(2) The Committee shall include the following members: “(A) The Director of Central Intelligence. “(B) The Secretary of State. “(C) The Secretary of Defense. “(D) The Attorney General. “(E) The Assistant to the President for National Security Affairs, who shall serve as the chairperson of the Committee. “(F) Such other members as the President may designate. “(3) The function of the Committee shall be to coordinate and direct the activities of the United States Government relating to combatting transnational threats. “(4) In carrying out its function, the Committee shall— “(A) identify transnational threats; “(B) develop strategies to enable the United States Government to respond to transnational threats identified under subparagraph (A); “(C) monitor implementation of such strategies; “(D) make recommendations as to appropriate responses to specific transnational threats; “(E) assist in the resolution of operational and policy differences among Federal departments and agencies in their responses to transnational threats; 110 STAT. 3477 “(F) develop policies and procedures to ensure the effective sharing of information about transnational threats among Federal departments and agencies, including law enforcement agencies and the elements of the intelligence community; and “(G) develop guidelines to enhance and improve the coordination of activities of Federal law enforcement agencies and elements of the intelligence community outside the United States with respect to transnational threats. “(5) For purposes of this subsection, the term ‘transnational threat’ means the following: “(A) Any transnational activity (including international terrorism, narcotics trafficking, the proliferation of weapons of mass destruction and the delivery systems for such weapons, and organized crime) that threatens the national security of the United States. “(B) Any individual or group that engages in an activity referred to in subparagraph (A).”.