Secretary shall conduct an annual performance plan for each political appointee of the Department that is similar to the annual performance plan conducted for an employee of the Department who is appointed as a career appointee (as that term is defined in section 3132(a)(4) of title 5) within the Senior Executive Service at the Department. (b) Elements of plan Each annual performance plan conducted under subsection (a) with respect to a political appointee of the Department shall include, to the extent applicable, an assessment of whether the appointee is meeting the following goals: (1) Recruiting, selecting, and retaining well-qualified individuals for employment at the Department. (2) Engaging and motivating employees. (3) Training and developing employees and preparing those employees for future leadership roles within the Department. (4) Holding each employee of the Department that is a manager accountable for addressing issues relating to performance, in particular issues relating to the performance of employees that report to the manager. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 709 the following new item: 710. Annual performance plan for political appointees. . 4. Accountability of supervisors at Department of Veterans Affairs for hiring well-qualified people (a) Assessment during probationary period (1) Determination required With respect to any employee of the Department of Veterans Affairs who is required to serve a probationary period in a position in the Department, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall require the supervisor of such employee to determine, during the 30-day period ending on the date on which the probationary period ends, whether the employee— (A) has demonstrated successful performance