; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (5) The Under Secretary for Health shall define through regulations which positions of the Veterans Health Administration qualify as nurse executives for purposes of special pay under paragraph (1). . B Improvement of recruitment and hiring 211. Oversight of direct hire authority and hiring flexibility of Department of Veterans Affairs Not later than three years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs shall conduct a study and publish a report on— (1) the use of direct hire authority by the Department; (2) the contributions made by the use of such authority to filling vacancies within the Department; and (3) any vulnerabilities or inconsistencies with respect to the use of such authority. 212. Waiver of certain licensure requirements (a) Psychologists Paragraph (8)(C) of section 7402(b) of title 38, United States Code, is amended— (1) by striking individual psychologist for a period and inserting individual psychologist— (i) for a period ; (2) by striking the period at the end and inserting ; or