; or (2) for the purpose of conveying, or in a manner reasonably calculated to convey, a false impression that the employer received the Award through the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program for a year for which such employer did not receive such Award. 5. Application fee and funding (a) Fund established There is established in the Treasury of the United States a fund to be designated the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Fund . Amounts appropriated to the fund pursuant to subsection (c) shall remain available until expended. (b) Fee authorized The Secretary may assess a reasonable fee on employers that apply for receipt of a HIRE Vets Medallion Award and the Secretary shall deposit such fees into the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Fund. The Secretary shall establish the amount of the fee such that the amounts collected as fees and deposited into the Fund are sufficient to cover the costs associated with carrying out this Act. (c) Use of funds Amounts in the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Fund shall be available, subject to appropriation, to the Secretary to carry out the HIRE Vets Medallion Award Program. 6. Initial implementation The HIRE Vets Medallion Program shall begin to solicit applications on January 31 of the year that is 2 fiscal years after the fiscal year during which funds are first appropriated to carry out this Act. 7. Report to Congress (a) Reports Beginning not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to Congress annual reports on— (1) the fees collected from applicants for HIRE Vets Medallion Awards in the prior year and any changes in fees to be proposed in the present year; (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