; and (ii) after the date of enactment of this Act. (2) A qualitative assessment of the impact of subsection (a) in providing flexibility to the Secretary in contracting with non-Federal covered appraisers. (3) Recommendations, if any, for congressional action that could help the Department operate more efficiently or overcome challenges with respect to timely completion of requests for appraisal or valuation services while ensuring the independence, impartiality, and objectivity of such services. (4) An overview of the workforce of the Department with respect to appraisal and valuation services provided by the Department, including hiring and staffing during the reporting period with respect to employees and contractors of the Department. (d) Statutory clarifications (1) Applicability of relevant laws and regulations Except as provided in paragraph (3), nothing in this section affects the application of any Federal or State law (including a regulation) to a non-Federal covered appraiser with respect to the performance by the non-Federal covered appraiser of appraisal and valuation services for real property. (2) Jurisdiction requirement Nothing in this section authorizes a non-Federal covered appraiser to perform appraisal and valuation services for real property in a State in which the non-Federal covered appraiser is not licensed or certified to perform such services, except to the extent that such services are performed for a transaction over which the Secretary has jurisdiction. (3) Nonapplicability of certain relevant laws and regulations Any provision of a Federal or State law (including a regulation) enacted before the date of enactment of this Act that requires a covered appraiser to be licensed or certified in a specific State to perform appraisal or valuation services for real property in the State shall not apply to any transaction over which the Secretary has jurisdiction.