; (3) works with the Secretary of Defense, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, or veterans organizations to transition members of the Armed Forces and veterans to apprenticeship programs in a relevant sector; or (4) plans to use the grant to carry out the apprenticeship program with an entity that receives State funding or is operated by a State agency. (h) Technical assistance The Director shall provide technical assistance to eligible entities to leverage the existing job training and education programs of the Agency and other relevant programs at appropriate Federal agencies. (i) Excepted service Participants in the program may be entered into cybersecurity-specific excepted service positions as determined appropriate by the Director and authorized by section 2208. (j) Report (1) In general Not less than once every 2 years after the establishment of an apprenticeship program under this section, the Director shall submit to Congress a report on the program, including— (A) a description of— (i) any activity carried out by the Agency under this section; (ii) any entity that enters into a contract or agreement with or receives a grant from the Agency under subsection (e); (iii) any activity carried out using a contract, agreement, or grant under this section as described in subsection (e); and (iv) best practices used to leverage the investment of the Federal Government under this section