; (4) companies based in the People’s Republic of China that extract rare earth minerals around the world have received hundreds of charges of human rights violations; and (5) on March 26, 2014, the World Trade Organization ruled that the export restraints by the People's Republic of China on rare earth metals violated obligations under the protocol of accession to the World Trade Organization, which harmed manufacturers and workers in the United States. 4. Intergovernmental critical minerals task force (a) Purposes The purposes of the task force are— (1) to assess the reliance of the United States on the People's Republic of China, and other covered countries, for critical minerals, and the resulting homeland and national security risks associated with that reliance, at each level of the Federal, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments; (2) to make recommendations to onshore and improve the domestic supply chain for critical minerals; and (3) to reduce the reliance of the United States, and partners and allies of the United States, on critical mineral supply chains involving covered countries. (b) Establishment Not later than 90 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Director shall establish a task force to facilitate cooperation, coordination, and mutual accountability among each level of the Federal Government and State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments on a holistic response to the dependence on covered countries for critical minerals across the United States. (c) Composition; meetings (1) Appointment The Director, in consultation with key intergovernmental, private, and public sector stakeholders, shall appoint to the task force representatives with expertise in critical mineral supply chains from Federal agencies, State, local, Tribal, and territorial governments, including not less than 1 representative from each of— (A) the Bureau of Indian Affairs; (B) the Bureau of Land Management; (C) the Department of Agriculture; (D) the Department of Commerce