; (2) annually evaluate such data— (A) to identify ways to improve outreach and recruitment for such programs, consistent with merit system principles; and (B) to understand how participation in any program offered or sponsored by the Department under paragraph (1) differs among the demographic categories of the workforce; and (3) actively encourage participation from a range of demographic categories, especially from categories with consistently low participation. 404. Recruitment (a) In general The Secretary should— (1) continue to seek a diverse and talented pool of applicants; and (2) instruct the Director of Human Resources to have a diversity recruitment plan of action, which should include outreach at appropriate colleges, universities, diversity organizations, and professional associations. (b) Scope The diversity recruitment initiatives described in subsection (a) should include— (1) recruiting at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions, women’s colleges, and colleges that typically serve majority minority populations, and engaging with affinity groups at colleges and universities; (2) sponsoring and recruiting at job fairs in urban and rural communities; (3) placing job advertisements in newspapers, magazines, and job sites oriented toward diverse groups; (4) providing opportunities through highly respected, international leadership programs, that focus on diversity recruitment and retention