; (2) an administrative or executive position to which an individual is appointed under section 7306(a) or section 7401(1) of this title; or (3) another senior-level position that is classified above level 15 of the General Schedule. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title, as amended by section 101, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 719 the following new item: 720. Senior executive hiring. . 105. Requirement for establishment of Department of Veterans Affairs recruiting database (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 104 is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 721. Recruitment database (a) Establishment required The Secretary shall establish and periodically review a single database that lists each vacant position in the Department of Veterans Affairs that the Secretary determines is critical to the mission of the Department, difficult to fill, or both. (b) Qualified applicant If the Secretary determines that an applicant for a vacant position listed in the database established under subsection (a) is qualified for such position but does not select the applicant for such position, the Secretary, at the election of the applicant, shall consider the applicant for other similar vacant positions listed in the database for which the applicant is qualified. (c) Prolonged vacancies If the Secretary does not fill a vacant position listed in the database established under subsection (a) after a period determined appropriate by the Secretary, the Secretary— (1) shall ensure that applicants described in subsection (b) are considered for such position