; and (ii) may be renewed by the Director. (2) Hiring and management (A) In general The Director shall have the authority— (i) to make appointments of scientific, engineering, and professional personnel without regard to the civil service laws; and (ii) to fix the compensation of personnel described in clause (i) at a rate to be determined by the Director. (B) Private recruiting firms The Secretary or the Director may contract with private recruiting firms for the hiring of qualified technical staff to carry out this section. (C) Additional staff The Director may use all existing authorities of the Secretary to hire administrative, financial, and clerical staff as necessary to carry out this section. (g) Reports and roadmaps (1) Annual report As part of the annual budget request submitted to Congress under section 1105 of title 31, United States Code, the Director shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a report that describes projects supported by ARPA–Terra during the previous fiscal year. (2) Strategic vision roadmap Not later than October 1, 2020, and October 1, 2023, the Director shall provide to the appropriate committees of Congress a roadmap that describes the strategic vision that ARPA–Terra will use to guide the choices of ARPA–Terra for future technology investments over the following 3 fiscal years. (h) Coordination and nonduplication (1) In general To the maximum extent practicable, the Director shall ensure that the activities of ARPA–Terra are coordinated with, and do not duplicate the efforts of, programs and laboratories within the Department and other relevant research agencies. (2) Technology transfer coordinator To the extent appropriate, the Director may coordinate technology transfer efforts— (A) with the Department