; or (D) such other category of employee as the Secretary considers appropriate. (b) Development of training program required Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Leadership, Engagement, Accountability, and Development Act of 2023 , the Secretary shall, acting through the General Counsel of the Department and in coordination with the Special Counsel, complete development of a standardized training program for covered employees described in subsection (a)(2) regarding the requirements of subchapter III of chapter 73 of title 5 (often referred to as the Hatch Act ). (c) Compliance for political appointees The training program developed pursuant to subsection (b) shall cover compliance matters for all political appointees of the Department, regardless of level of seniority. (d) Updates Not less frequently than once every two years, the Secretary shall, in consultation with the Special Counsel, update the training program developed pursuant to subsection (b). (e) Annual reports Not later than June 30 of each calendar year, beginning with the first June 30 that occurs more than one year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans' Affairs of the House of Representatives, in conjunction with each report submitted pursuant to section 323(f)(1)(A) of this title a report on the training program developed under subsection (b). Each such report such include an indication of the following: (1) The percentage of all covered employees described in subsection (a)(2) that received training as part of the program developed pursuant to subsection (b). (2) The actions the Secretary is taking to increase the percentage indicated pursuant to paragraph (1). (f) Definition of political appointee In this section, the term political appointee has the meaning given such term in section 106(f) of title 49, United States Code. . (b) Notice to Congress Not later than 90 days after the date of completion of