; (2) the alien’s application for a protection merits interview (as defined in section 240D(l) of that Act); (3) a transcript of the alien’s protection merits interview; (4) the final record of the alien’s protection merits interview; (5) a sworn statement from the alien identifying new evidence or alleged error and any accompanying information the alien or the alien’s legal representative considers important; and (6) any additional materials, information, or facts inserted into the record. (d) Decisions Any final determination made by a panel of the Protection Appellate Board shall be by majority decision, independently submitted by each member of the panel. (e) Exclusive jurisdiction The Protection Appellate Board shall have exclusive jurisdiction to review appeals of negative protections merits determinations. (f) Protections for decisions based on merits of case The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services may not impose restrictions on an asylum officer’s ability to grant or deny relief or protection based on a numerical limitation. (g) Reports (1) In general Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, and annually thereafter, the Secretary— (A) shall submit a report to the appropriate committees of the Congress that includes, for the preceding year— (i) the number of petitions for review submitted by aliens under section 240D(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; (ii) the number of appeals considered by the Protection Appellate Board under such section that resulted in a grant of relief or protection; (iii) the number of appeals considered by the Protection Appellate Board under such section that resulted in a denial of relief or protection; (iv) the geographic regions in which the members of the Protection Appellate Board held their primary duty station; (v) the tenure of service of the members of the Protection Appellate Board; (vi) a description of any anomalous case outcome identified by the Secretary and the resolution of any such case outcome