; (4) as of July, 2023, companies based in the People’s Republic of China that extract critical minerals around the world have received hundreds of charges of human rights violations; (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; and (6) the President has yet to submit to Congress the plans and recommendations that were due on the December 27, 2022, deadline under section 5(a) of the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 ( 30 U.S.C. 1604(a) ), which are intended to support a coherent national mineral and materials policy, including through intergovernmental and interagency coordination. 11313. Intergovernmental critical minerals task force (a) In general Section 5 of the National Materials and Minerals Policy, Research and Development Act of 1980 ( 30 U.S.C. 1604 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Intergovernmental Critical Minerals Task Force (1) Purposes The purposes of the task force established under paragraph (3)(B) are— (A) 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 national security risks associated with that reliance, at each level of the Federal Government, Indian Tribes, and State, local, and territorial governments; (B) to make recommendations to the President for the implementation of this Act with regard to critical minerals, including— (i) the congressional declarations of policies in section 3; and (ii) revisions to the program plan of the President and the initiatives required under this section; (C) to make recommendations to secure United States and global supply chains for critical minerals