; and (2) enhance strategic recruiting efforts of U.S. Customs and Border Protection through relationships with institutions of higher education (as such term is defined in section 102 of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1002 )), veterans transition and employment centers, and job placement programs in regions that could assist in filling positions in rural or remote areas. (d) Report to Congress Beginning on the date that is one year after the date of issuance of the strategy and implementation plan required under subsection (a) and for four years thereafter, the Secretary of Homeland Security shall report to the Committee on Homeland Security of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs of the Senate on the extent to which such strategy and implementation plan has improved the hiring and retention by U.S. Customs and Border Protection of employees in rural or remote areas. (e) Rural or remote areas defined For purposes of this section, the term rural or remote areas means areas within the United States that are not within an area defined and designated as urbanized areas by the Bureau of the Census in the most recently completed decennial census.