; (ii) submit a positive or negative recommendation to the Secretary of State or the Secretary of Homeland Security as to whether the principal applicant meets the requirements under paragraph (2) without significant derogatory information; and (iii) submit with such recommendation— (I) (aa) any service record concerned, if available; or (bb) if the principal applicant provides a service record, any information that helps verify the service record concerned; and (II) any biometrics for the principal applicant that have been collected by the Department of Defense. (B) Effect of no available service records If no service records are available for a principal applicant, the Secretary of Defense may review any referral from a former or current official of the Department of Defense who has knowledge of the principal applicant’s service as described in paragraph (2)(A)(ii). (C) Personnel to support recommendations Any limitation in law on the number of personnel within the Office of the Secretary of Defense, the military departments, or the defense agencies shall not apply to personnel employed for the primary purpose of carrying out this paragraph. (D) Review process for negative Department of Defense recommendation (i) In general An applicant who has a negative recommendation from the Department of Defense, as described in subparagraph (A)(ii), or with derogatory information shall— (I) receive a written notice of negative recommendation from the Secretary of Defense that provides, to the maximum extent practicable, information describing the basis for the negative recommendation, including the facts and inferences, or evidentiary gaps, underlying the individual determination