experience in the areas of— (A) managing manufacturing companies, including businesses with fewer than 100 employees, (B) conducting manufacturing-related research and development, (C) commercialization of scientific innovation, (D) managing supply chain providers, (E) finance, and (F) analyzing manufacturing policy and economic competitiveness. (3) Political affiliation Not more than 5 members may be of the same political party. (4) Terms Each member shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. (5) Vacancies A vacancy in the Commission shall be filled in the manner in which the original appointment was made. (6) Pay of members (A) In general Members shall each be entitled to receive the daily equivalent of the maximum annual rate of basic pay for grade GS–11 of the General Schedule for each day (including travel time) during which they are engaged in the actual performance of duties vested in the Commission. (B) Travel expenses Each member shall receive travel expenses, including per diem in lieu of subsistence, in accordance with applicable provisions under subchapter I of chapter 57 of title 5, United States Code. (7) Prevention of conflicts of interest and nepotism (A) Agreement The Secretary of the Treasury shall not appoint any individual to be a member of the Commission unless such individual has first signed an agreement with the Secretary to prevent conflicts of interest and nepotism. Such agreement shall include a requirement that the individual comply with the provisions of subparagraph (B) and shall include such penalties for failure to so comply as the Secretary determines appropriate. (B) Requirements A member of the Commission shall not, during the 5-year period beginning on the effective date of the domestic manufacturing consumer credit (described in section 101(d)), hold, directly or indirectly, any interest in any person associated with any designated product, any component of any designated product, or any equipment to manufacture any such product or component. An interest held in any