; (B) advertise positions in a manner that provides for diverse and qualified applicants; and (C) ensure potential applicants have appropriate information relevant to the positions available. (e) Limitation on appointments (1) In general Except as provided in paragraph (2), the total number of employees that the head of an agency may appoint under this section during a fiscal year may not exceed the number equal to 15 percent of the number of individuals that the agency head appointed during the previous fiscal year to a position in the competitive service classified in a professional or administrative occupational category, at the GS–11 level, or an equivalent level, or below, under a competitive examining procedure. (2) Exceptions Under a regulation prescribed under subsection (f), the Director may establish a lower limit on the number of individuals that may be appointed under paragraph (1) of this subsection during a fiscal year based on any factor the Director considers appropriate. (f) Regulations Not later than 180 days after the date of enactment of the Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 2017 , the Director shall issue interim regulations, with an opportunity for comment, for the administration of this section. (g) Reporting (1) In general Not later than September 30 of each of the first 3 fiscal years beginning after the date of enactment of the Direct Hire of Students and Recent Graduates Act of 2017 , the head of an agency that makes an appointment under this section shall submit to Congress a report assessing the impact of the use of the authority provided under this section during the fiscal year in which the report is submitted. (2) Content The head of an agency shall include in each report under paragraph (1)— (A) the total number of individuals appointed by the agency under this section, as well as the number of such individuals who are— (i) minorities or members of other underrepresented groups; or (ii) veterans; (B) recruitment sources