; or (B) the Secretary has provided an extension to a covered component pursuant to subsection (c)(2). (e) Waiver authority After the date that is five years after the submission of the final certification under subsection (d)(2), the Secretary may waive the requirements of such section 708 for any period of time if the Secretary submits to Congress notice of the waiver by not later than 180 days before the date on which the waiver takes effect. (f) Annual report Not later than one year after the date on which the final certification is submitted under subsection (d)(2), and annually thereafter for each of the subsequent five years, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a detailed report on the administration of the reserve service during the 12-month period preceding the date of the submittal of the report. Each report shall include, for the period covered by the report, each of the following: (1) A discussion of any changes to the process used to recruit, assess and hire Reserve Service personnel. (2) A discussion of critical needs areas in the Reserve Service and how the Secretary or component plans to fill them, including plans to recruit and retain employees in the positions. (3) Any actions taken to fulfill such critical need areas. (4) A description of any new positions created for the reserve service along with demonstrated need for such positions. (5) The number of personnel onboarded or released from the Reserve Service. (6) A discussion of training provided to reservists and identification of additional training and resource needs. (7) A discussion and description of Reserve Service activations the circumstances under which such activations were made. (8) A projection of new activations or maintained activations for the 12-month period beginning on the date of the submission of the report and explanations for such projection.