; (D) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the leadership of the House of Representatives of the Republican Party; (E) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the Senate leadership of the Republican Party; and (F) 2 members shall be appointed by the senior member of the leadership of the House of Representatives of the Democratic Party. (2) Qualifications; initial meeting (A) Political party affiliation Not more than 5 members of the Commission shall be from the same political party. (B) Nongovernmental appointees An individual appointed to the Commission may not be an officer or employee of the Federal Government or any State or local government. (C) Qualifications It is the sense of Congress that individuals appointed to the Commission should be prominent United States citizens, with national recognition and significant depth of experience in such professions as public health, medicine (including epidemiology), governmental service, academia, homeland security, the armed services, emergency preparedness and management, law, public administration, and intelligence. (D) Deadline for appointment All members of the Commission shall be appointed during the period beginning January 21, 2021, and ending February 5, 2021. (E) Initial meeting The Commission shall meet and begin the operations of the Commission as soon as practicable, but not later than March 5, 2021. (3) Quorum