; and (ii) any issues that the eligible entity encountered in implementing such protocols and if so, how the eligible entity addressed such issues. (2) Data collection and reporting Throughout the pilot period, an eligible entity participating in the pilot program shall collect and report to the Secretary such data related to the entity's participation in the pilot program as the Secretary shall require. (e) Payments to eligible entities (1) In general For each quarter during the pilot period described in subsection (b)(3), the Secretary shall pay to each eligible entity participating in the pilot program an amount equal to the applicable percentage specified in paragraph (2) of the amounts expended by the entity during the quarter to carry out the pilot program. Such payments shall be made in addition to, and as part of, the quarterly payment made to the eligible entity under section 455(a)(1). Amounts expended by an eligible entity participating in the pilot program shall be treated as amounts expended for a purpose for which a quarterly payment is available under section 455(a)(1)(A), without regard to whether payment would otherwise be available under such section in the absence of the pilot program (and subject to the application of the applicable percentage for such quarter under paragraph (2) in lieu of the percentage that would otherwise apply under such section (if any)). (2) Applicable percentage The applicable percentage specified in this paragraph is— (A) in the case of payments made for the first 8 quarters of the pilot period, 100 percent