; and (2) on the date on which the individual applies for the position to which the individual is appointed under subsection (a)(1), is not performing service as an employee. . (b) Audit Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall conduct an audit of, and submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the use by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs of the authority under section 712 of such title, as added by subsection (a). (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 711 the following new item: 712. Hiring authority for former Federal employees for high-demand positions. . 104. Use by Department of Veterans Affairs of résumé-based application method for hiring of senior executives (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 101, is further amended by adding at the end the following new section: 720. Senior executive hiring (a) Résumé-Based application method (1) The Secretary shall develop and implement a résumé-based application method for applications for appointment to a position as a senior executive in the Department. (2) The résumé-based application method developed under subsection (a)— (A) to the extent practicable, shall be comparable to the résumé-based application method for the Senior Executive Service developed by the Office of Personnel Management pursuant to Executive Order 13714 (80 Fed. Reg. 79225 (December 15, 2015))