; and (2) in paragraph (5), by adding at the end the following: Such designation shall be based on previous management experience. The Comptroller General may not exclude a member from consideration for such designation based on the fact that such member is an individual employed by a State or by an entity that receives Medicaid or CHIP payments, including a local government, a health plan that enrolls Medicaid or CHIP beneficiaries, or a health care provider. . (c) Conflicts of interest Section 1900 of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1396 ) is amended by adding at the end the following new subsection: (g) Conflict of interest policy MACPAC shall maintain and make available on the MACPAC website a conflict of interest policy outlining requirements for members and personnel of MACPAC. Such policy shall include the following: (1) Disclosure Requirements for initially disclosing, and periodically updating, any substantial political activity or significant financial interests that might influence, or that might reasonably appear to influence, perspectives on issues that could come before MACPAC. (2) Legal involvement With respect to any matter under adjudication before a court, administrative law judge, or other judicial entities: (A) A requirement of disclosure of any direct or indirect involvement in any such matter related to a Federal or State health care program (as such terms are defined in sections 1128(h) and 1128B(f), respectively), including filing an amicus brief. (B) A prohibition on direct or indirect involvement in any such matter that involves the Congress as a party, including filing an amicus brief. (3) Recusal The criteria and cir­cum­stances under which a member of MACPAC shall suspend participation in MACPAC or otherwise seek recusal from MACPAC votes, including the process by which MACPAC discloses recommendations for such a recusal. . (d) Application (1) Duties The amendments made by subsection (a) (other than the amendments made by paragraph (5) of such subsection) shall apply with respect