; (iii) public health; (iv) economics; (v) Federal agency management, (vi) public administration; and (vii) law. (4) Limitation Not more than 5 members appointed to the Commission may be from the same political party. (c) Period of appointment; vacancies Members shall be appointed for the life of the Commission. Any vacancy in the Commission shall not affect its powers, but shall be filled in the same manner as the original appointment. (d) Initial meeting Not later than 15 days after the date on which all members of the Commission have been appointed, the Commission shall hold its first meeting. (e) Meetings The Commission shall meet at the call of the Chairman. (f) Open to the public Each meeting of the Commission shall be open to the public. (g) Quorum Five members of the Commission shall constitute a quorum, but a lesser number of members may hold hearings. (h) Nonapplicability of the Federal Advisory Committee Act The Federal Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. App.) shall not apply to the Commission. 5. Duties of the Commission (a) Purpose The purpose of the Commission is to evaluate and provide recommendations for modification, consolidation, harmonization, or repeal of covered regulations, while reducing compliance costs, encouraging growth and innovation, improving competitiveness, and protecting public health, safety, and welfare. (b) Requirements In carrying out subsection (a), the Commission shall— (1) prioritize in its analysis of covered regulations, those covered regulations— (A) for which modification, consolidation, harmonization, or repeal could assist in the United States— (i) recovery from or continued response to the adverse health and economic impacts of the Coronavirus SARS–CoV–2 pandemic; or (ii) preparedness for, response to, or recovery from a future pandemic; (B) that impose disproportionately high costs on a small entity (as defined in section 601 of title 5, United States Code); (C) that impose substantial paperwork burdens