; and (II) any recommendations for the Secretary or the Chief Operating Officer that will improve the operations of the PBO. (vi) Issuance and Public Release Each report under clause (i) shall be posted on the publicly accessible website of the Department of Education. (vii) PBO Recommendations Not later than 180 days after the submission of each report under clause (i), the Chief Operating Officer shall respond to each recommendation individually, which shall include a description of such actions that the Officer is undertaking to address such recommendation. (C) Staff (i) In general The Secretary may appoint to the Board not more than 7 employees to assist in carrying out the duties of the Board under this section. (ii) Technical Employees Such appointments may include, for terms not to exceed 3 years and without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service, not more than 3 technical employees who may be paid without regard to the provisions of chapter 51 and subchapter III of chapter 53 of such title relating to classification and General Schedule pay rates, but no individual so appointed shall be paid in excess of the rate authorized for GS–18 of the General Schedule. (iii) Detailees The Secretary may detail, on a reimbursable basis, any of the personnel of the Department for the purposes described in clause (i). Such employees shall serve without additional pay, allowances, or benefits. (iv) Statutory construction Nothing in this subparagraph shall be construed to provide for an increase in the total number of permanent full-time equivalent positions in the Department or any other department or agency of the Federal Government. (6) Briefing on activities of the oversight board The Secretary shall, upon request, provide a briefing to the authorizing committees on the steps the Board has taken to carry out its responsibilities under this subsection. . 132. Administrative data transparency Part D of title I ( 20 U.S.C. 1018 et seq.) is amended by