; and (ii) 1 member appointed by each of the Chairs and Ranking Members of the appropriate committees. (B) Cochairs The Task Force shall be cochaired by— (i) the Secretary of Transportation; and (ii) the Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Communications and Information. (C) Appointment deadline Members shall be appointed to the Task Force not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act. (D) Effect of lack of appointment by appointment date If 1 or more appointments required under subparagraph (A) is not made by the appointment date specified in subparagraph (C), the authority to make such appointment or appointments shall expire and the number of members of the Commission shall be reduced by the number equal to the number of appointments so expired. (E) Terms Members shall be appointed for the life of the Task Force. A vacancy in the Task Force shall not affect its powers and shall be filled in the same manner as the initial appointment was made. (5) Consultations In carrying out the duties required under this subsection, the Task Force shall consult, at a minimum— (A) the Federal Communications Commission; (B) agencies of States including— (i) State departments of transportation; and (ii) appropriate State agencies; (C) agencies of local and Tribal governments responsible for— (i) transportation and rights-of-way; and (iii) broadband access (including agencies, subdivisions, or affiliated organizations that act as broadband infrastructure entities)