; and (2) shall use the database established under subsection (a) to assist in filling such position. . (b) Report Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the use and efficacy of the database established under section 723(a) of title 38, United States Code, as added by subsection (a). (c) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 7 of such title, as amended by section 104, is further amended by inserting after the item relating to section 720 the following new item: 721. Recruitment database. . 106. Requirement that Secretary of Veterans Affairs collect information on hiring effectiveness (a) In general Subchapter I of chapter 7 of title 38, United States Code, as amended by section 105, is further amended by adding at the end the following new sections: 722. Information on hiring effectiveness (a) In general The Secretary shall measure and collect information on indicators of hiring effectiveness as follows: (1) With respect to recruiting and hiring— (A) the ability to reach and recruit well-qualified talent from diverse talent pools, including sources of candidates for mission-critical occupations; (B) the use and impact of special hiring authorities and flexibilities to recruit most qualified applicants, including the use of student internships as a talent pool for permanent hires; (C) the use and impact of special hiring authorities and flexibilities to recruit diverse candidates, including veteran, minority and disabled candidates; (D) the use and impact of special hiring authorities and flexibilities to recruit candidates for mission-critical occupations and occupations with shortages; (E) the age, educational level, and source of applicants; (F) the length of time between the date on which a position is first identified as vacant and the date on which a first offer of employment for the position is made