; (2) the cost of administering the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program in the prior year; (3) the number of applications for HIRE Vets Medallion Awards received in the prior year; and (4) the HIRE Vets Medallion Awards awarded in the prior year, including the name of each employer to whom a HIRE Vets Medallion Award was awarded and the level of medallion awarded to each such employer. (b) Committees The Secretary shall provide the reports required under subsection (a) to the Chairman and Ranking Member of— (1) the Committees on Education and the Workforce and Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives; and (2) the Committees on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate. 8. Definitions In this Act: (a) The term employer means any person, institution, organization, or other entity that pays salary or wages for work performed or that has control over employee opportunities, except that such term does not include— (1) the Federal Government; or (2) any State government, as defined in such section. (b) The term Secretary means the Secretary of Labor. (c) The term veteran has the meaning given such term under section 101 of title 38, United States Code.