; or (ii) veterans; (B) recruitment sources; (C) the total number of individuals appointed by the agency during the applicable fiscal year to a position in the competitive service at the GS–11 level, or an equivalent level, or below; and (D) any additional data specified by the Director of the Office of Personnel Management. (3) Submission to Office of Personnel Management Upon request of the Director of the Office of Personnel Management, the head of an agency that submits a report to Congress under paragraph (1) shall submit a copy of the report to the Director. (i) Special provision regarding the Department of Defense (1) Authority Nothing in this section shall preclude the Secretary of Defense from exercising any authority to appoint a post-secondary student under section 1106 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 1580), or any applicable successor statute. (2) Regulations Any regulations prescribed by the Director for the administration of this section shall not apply to the Department of Defense during the period ending on the date on which the appointment authority of the Secretary of Defense under section 1106 of the National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2017 (10 U.S.C. note prec. 1580), or any applicable successor statute, terminates. . (b) Table of sections amendments The table of sections for subchapter I of chapter 31 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 3115. Expedited hiring authority for college graduates; competitive service. 3116. Expedited hiring authority for post-secondary students; competitive service. .