; (2) promulgate all procedural and substantive rules for the administration of this Act; and (3) employ and supervise hearing officers and other administrative personnel to perform the duties of the Special Master under this Act. (b) Appointment of Special Master and Deputy Special Masters The Secretary may appoint a Special Master and no more than two Deputy Special Masters without regard to the provisions of title 5, United States Code, governing appointments in the competitive service. Any such employee shall serve at the pleasure of the Secretary. The Secretary shall fix the annual salary of the Special Master and the Deputy Special Masters. (c) Authorization of Appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to pay the administrative and support costs for the Special Master in carrying out this Act. 4. Determination of eligibility for compensation (a) Filing of claim (1) In general A claimant may file a claim for compensation under this Act with the Special Master. The claim shall be on the form developed under paragraph (2) and shall state the factual basis for eligibility for compensation and the amount of compensation sought. (2) Claim form (A) In general The Special Master shall develop a claim form that claimants shall use when submitting claims under paragraph (1). The Special Master shall ensure that such form can be filed electronically, if determined to be practicable. (B) Contents The form developed under subparagraph (A) shall request— (i) information from the claimant concerning the harm that the claimant suffered as a result of COVID–19, or in the case of a claim filed on behalf of a decedent, information confirming the decedent’s death, as a result of COVID–19; (ii) information from the claimant concerning any possible economic and noneconomic losses that the claimant suffered as a result of COVID–19 or that was caused by the death of the decedent from COVID–19