; and (3) pay any employee appointed under this section payments in addition to basic pay, except that the total amount of additional payments paid to an employee under this subsection for any 12-month period shall not exceed the lesser of the following amounts: (A) $25,000. (B) The amount equal to 25 percent of the annual rate of basic pay of that employee. (C) The amount of the limitation that is applicable for a calendar year under section 5307(a)(1) of title 5, United States Code. (b) Term (1) In general The term of any employee appointed under this section shall not exceed 3 years unless otherwise authorized in law. (2) Termination The Under Secretary for Science shall have the authority to terminate any employee appointed under this section at any time based on performance or changing project or research needs of the Department. 307. Technology transfer reports and evaluation (a) Annual report As part of the updated technology transfer execution plan required each year under section 1001(h)(2) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16391(g)(2) ), the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate a report on the progress and implementation of programs established under sections 103, 203, 204, 205, 207, 301, 302, 303, and 304 of this Act and section 1001(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16391(e) ). (b) Evaluation Not later than 3 years after the enactment of this Act and every 3 years thereafter the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Science, Space, and Technology of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate an evaluation on the extent to which programs established under sections 102, 103, 104, and 202 of this Act and section 1001(e) of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 ( 42 U.S.C. 16391(e) ) are achieving success based on relevant short-term and long-term metrics. (c) Report on technology transfer gaps Not later