; and (C) the recommendation by the Office of the Inspector General that the Under Secretary for Health establish milestones and timetables for further development, piloting, and implementation of staffing models for critical need occupations of the Veterans Health Administration, as determined by the Secretary. II Accountability, oversight, transparency, and personnel matters 201. Accountability in reductions in force by Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 107, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 724. Reduction in force based on performance Notwithstanding section 3502 of title 5, for any reduction in force by the Department, competing employees shall be released with due effect given to the following, in the following order of priority: (1) Tenure of employment. (2) Military preference, subject to section 3501(a)(3) of title 5. (3) Efficiency or performance ratings. (4) Length of service. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title, as amended by section 107, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 723 the following new item: 724. Reduction in force based on performance. . 202. Authority for Department of Veterans Affairs public-private talent exchange (a) Authority Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 201, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 725. Public-private talent exchange (a) Assignment authority Under regulations prescribed by the Secretary, the Secretary may, with the agreement of a private-sector organization and the consent of an employee of the Department and an employee of the private-sector organization, arrange for the temporary assignment under this section of— (1) the employee of the Department to such private-sector organization to occupy the position previously held by the employee of such private-sector organization