; relating to recruiting and hiring students and recent graduates). (D) Waiver of limitations The Secretary may waive any limitation on the number of full-time equivalent personnel assigned to the Department in order to carry out the purposes of this section. (2) Requirements A botanical scientist hired under paragraph (1) shall be— (A) in addition to— (i) any position authorized in the Department on the day before the date of enactment of this Act; and (ii) any existing vacancy within the Department on that day; (B) part of the competitive service (as defined in section 2102 of title 5, United States Code); and (C) hired in compliance with all applicable provisions of title 5, United States Code. (d) Loan repayment program (1) In general The Secretary shall establish a program to provide educational loan repayment to qualifying individuals who agree to a term of employment with the Department as a botanical scientist. (2) Eligibility To be eligible to participate in the loan repayment program under this subsection, an individual shall— (A) either— (i) have a degree in botanical sciences; (ii) be enrolled in an approved graduate training program in botanical sciences; or (iii) be enrolled as a full-time student in an accredited educational institution and in the final year of a course of a study or program, offered by that institution and approved by the Secretary, leading to a degree in botanical sciences; and (B) submit to the Secretary an application for a contract described in paragraph (4). (3) Information to be included with application and contract forms (A) In general In distributing application forms and contract forms to individuals interested in the loan repayment program under this subsection, the Secretary shall include with those forms a summary of the rights and liabilities of an individual whose— (i) application is approved