; Vice Chairperson (A) Chairperson The President shall, with the concurrence of a majority of the Commission’s members, designate a Chairperson from among the Commission’s members. (B) Vice Chairperson (i) Designation The Speaker of the House of Representatives shall, in consultation with the majority leader and the minority leader of the House of Representatives and with the concurrence of a majority of the Commission’s members, designate a Vice Chairperson from among the Commission’s members. The Vice Chairperson may not be a member of the same political party as the Chairperson. (ii) Duty The Vice Chairperson shall act in place of the Chairperson in the absence of the Chairperson. (5) Removal of members The President may remove a member of the Commission only for neglect of duty or malfeasance in office. (6) Quorum Five members of the Commission constitute a quorum of the Commission. (7) Ex-officio members In addition to the members appointed under paragraph (2), the Commission shall have the following nonvoting ex officio members: (A) The Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights and Health Equity of the Department of Health and Human Services. (B) The Deputy Assistant Secretary for Minority Health of the Department of Health and Human Services. (C) The Director of the National Institute for Minority Health and Health Disparities. (D) The Chairperson of the Advisory Committee on Minority Health established under section 1707 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300u–6 ). (b) Duties of the Commission (1) In general The Commission shall— (A) monitor and report on the implementation of the Equality in Health Care for All Act ; and (B) investigate, monitor, and report on progress towards health equity and the elimination of health disparities. (2) Annual report The Commission shall— (A) submit to the President and Congress at least one report annually on health equity and health disparities