; 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. 4. 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 with the primary aim of eliminating regulatory obstacles to the United States, the several States’, and the people’s preparedness for, response to, and recovery from the health and economic effects of the Coronavirus SARS–CoV–2 pandemic of 2019–2020 and future pandemics, 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) give priority in its analysis of covered regulations to those that— (A) impeded preparedness for or response to the Coronavirus SARS–CoV–2 pandemic, including those that were suspended or for which enforcement was waived after the outbreak of the pandemic under the authority of Executive Order 13924 (85 Fed. Reg. 31353; relating to regulatory relief to support economic recovery) or any other authority; (B) could impede preparedness for or response to a future pandemic