; and (B) accept applications for such positions. (d) Hiring (1) Tentative offer (A) In general The supervisor or technician conducting the briefing under subsection (c)(1) and accepting applications under subsection (c)(2)(B) may tentatively offer applicants for covered medical personnel positions who agree to accept the position and meet a preliminary qualification review established by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs such a position at a medical facility of the Department of Veterans Affairs. (B) Timing A tentative offer under subparagraph (A) to a member of the Armed Forces participating in the recruitment and hiring process under this section may be made during the period beginning on the date that is 90 days before the separation of the member from the Armed Forces and ending on the date that is 90 days after such separation. (2) Final offer After conducting the tentative offer process for an individual under paragraph (1), the supervisor or technician shall transmit information on and credentials for the individual to the medical facility at which the individual would be hired for final verification and interviews to complete the hiring process and possibly present a final offer. (3) Conduct of hiring process Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Secretary may hire individuals under this section through direct, non-competitive, and other hiring processes as the Secretary considers appropriate to carry out this section. (e) Definitions In this section: (1) Covered medical personnel position The term covered medical personnel position means a medical personnel position at all grades within the Department of Veterans Affairs employed under— (A) the General Schedule under subchapter III of chapter 53 of title 5, United States Code; (B) the prevailing rate system under subchapter IV of such chapter; (C) section 7425 of title 38, United States Code