; and (M) one member shall be appointed by the Joint Economic Committee of Congress selected by the Chairman and Vice Chair. (2) Qualifications (A) Areas of expertise Each individual appointed to the Commission shall be a United States persons with significant expertise in one or more of the following areas: (i) Public health preparedness, response, and recovery operations. (ii) Administration of emergency preparedness, response, and recovery operations. (iii) Transportation. (iv) Education. (v) Economics. (vi) Healthcare, with a focus on biotechnology and biomedical sciences. (vii) Foreign policy. (viii) Logistics and supply chain. (ix) Intelligence. (x) Election security and administration. (B) Political party affiliation Not more than 13 members of the Commission may be from the same political party. (C) Composition At least one member of the Commission shall be an individual with significant expertise in each of the areas specified in subparagraph (A). Not fewer than 18 members of the Commission, in an equally divided manner, shall be individuals with significant expertise in the areas specified clauses (i) and (ii) of such subparagraph. (D) Nongovernment appointees An individual appointed to the Commission may not be an officer or employee of the Federal Government. (3) Deadline for appointment Members of the Commission shall be appointed not later than 45 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. (d) Chair and Vice Chair The Chair and Vice Chair of the Commission shall be members with significant expertise in the areas specified in clauses (i) and (ii) of subsection (c)(2)(A), and shall be chosen from among the members through a vote taken by a majority of the members. The Chair and Vice Chair shall be of different political parties. (e) Initial meeting The Commission shall meet and begin operating not later than 45 days after the date of the appointment of its final member. (f) Quorum