; (B) be a socially disadvantaged individual (as that term is defined in section 124.103 of title 13, Code of Federal Regulations, or successor regulation); and (C) be a sophomore, junior, or senior at an institution of higher education, including a historically Black college or university or minority-serving institution. (d) Direct hire authority If an individual who receives an offer of employment under subsection (b)(3) accepts such offer, the Secretary shall appoint, without regard to provisions of subchapter I of chapter 33 of title 5, United States Code (except for section 3328 of such title), such individual to the position specified in such offer. (e) Reports (1) Reports Not later than one year after the date of the enactment of this section, and on an annual basis thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the appropriate committees of Congress a report on the Program. (2) Matters Each report under paragraph (1) shall include, with respect to the most recent year, the following: (A) A description of outreach efforts by the Secretary to raise awareness of the Program among institutions of higher education in which eligible individuals are enrolled. (B) Information on specific recruiting efforts conducted by the Secretary to increase participation in the Program. (C) The number of individuals participating in the Program, listed by the institution of higher education in which the individual is enrolled at the time of participation, and information on the nature of such participation, including regarding whether the duties of the individual under the Program relate primarily to intelligence or cybersecurity. (D) The number of individuals who accepted an offer of employment under the Program and an identification of the element within the Department to which each individual was appointed. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for such Act is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1332 the following new item: Sec. 1333. Intelligence and cybersecurity diversity fellowship program. .