; and (B) data on the time required to appoint the individuals. (2) Final report Not later than two years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the committees of Congress and official specified in paragraph (3) a report on the use of the authority in this section. The report shall include the following: (A) The number and type of appointments made under this section during the one-year period ending on the date of the report. (B) Data on and an assessment whether appointments under the authority in this section reduced the time to hire when compared with the time to hire under the current review system of the Office of Personnel Management. (C) An assessment of the utility of the appointment authority and process under this section. (D) An assessment whether the appointments made under this section resulted in higher quality new executives for the Senior Executive Service of the Department when compared with the executives produced under the current review system of the Office of Personnel Management. (E) Any recommendation for the improvement of the selection and qualification process for the Senior Executive Service of the Department that the Secretary considers necessary in order to attract and hire highly qualified candidates for service in that Senior Executive Service. (3) Committees of Congress and official The committees of Congress and official specified in this paragraph are— (A) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate; (B) the Committee on Armed Services and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform of the House of Representatives