; and (ii) shall state the factual basis for eligibility for compensation and the amount of compensation sought, including by demonstrating— (I) employment as an essential worker; (II) death or hospitalization as described in subsection (a); and (III) the deceased or hospitalized essential worker became infected with SARS–CoV–2 during the period of employment as an essential worker. (B) Claim form The Special Master shall develop a claim form that claimants shall use when submitting claims under subparagraph (A). The Special Master shall ensure that such form can be filed electronically, if determined to be practicable. (C) Deadline No claim for compensation under this section may be filed after July 1, 2021. (3) Appointment The Secretary may appoint the Special Master 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. (f) Definitions In this section: (1) The term child has the meaning given to the term child in section 1204 of the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968, except that the reference in section 1204(3) of such Act to a deceased or permanently and totally disabled public safety officer who, at the time of the public safety officer's fatal or catastrophic injury shall be treated as reference to a deceased or hospitalized essential worker who, at the time of the worker’s death or hospitalization . (2) The term essential worker means— (A) a worker identified as an essential critical infrastructure worker in version 3.0 of the guidance titled Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National Resilience in COVID–19 Response issued by the Department of Homeland Security on April 17, 2020