Joint Task Force to Combat Opioid Trafficking Act

This bill creates a new Department of Homeland Security (DHS) joint task force specifically focused on stopping opioid trafficking at the border, particularly fentanyl and synthetic opioids. It allows DHS to partner directly with private sector organizations (like pharmaceutical or logistics companies) to temporarily assign their employees to the task force, with the private companies covering all costs - without requiring standard federal advisory committee processes. The bill also requires DHS to collaborate with other federal, state, local, tribal, and international agencies on this effort and to report annually on resource gaps and how well the task force is coordinating with others. The primary effect is to enhance DHS's border security operations targeting opioid smuggling through new private-sector partnerships and interagency coordination.