; (2) not less than 100 full-time employees, to be distributed among— (A) the Office of General Counsel; (B) the Office of Procurement Policy; (C) the Golden Field Office; (D) the National Energy Technology Laboratory; and (E) the Office of the Inspector General; and (3) not less than 20 full-time employees in the Office of Indian Energy. (b) Timeline Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall— (1) hire all personnel under subsection (a); or (2) certify that the Secretary is unable to hire all personnel by the date required under this subsection. (c) Contract hires (1) In general If the Secretary makes a certification under subsection (b)(2), the Secretary may hire on a contract basis not more than 50 percent of the personnel required to be hired under subsection (a). (2) Duration An individual hired on a contract basis under paragraph (1) shall have an employment term of not more than 1 year. (d) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $84,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2022 through 2031. (e) Report Not later than 60 days after the date of enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter for 2 years, the Secretary shall submit a report on progress made in carrying out subsection (a) to— (1) the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development of the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate; (2) the Subcommittee on Energy and Water Development and Related Agencies of the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives; (3) the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate