; (B) advance payments, recruitment or relocation bonuses, and retention allowances authorized under section 7410(a) of this title or as otherwise provided by law; (C) incentives or bonuses under section 706 of this title or as otherwise provided by law; and (D) earnings from fee-basis appointments under section 7405(a)(2) of this title. (6) (A) The Secretary may waive any pay limitation described in this section (including tier limitations) that the Secretary determines necessary for the recruitment or retention of critical health care personnel whom the Secretary determines would provide direct patient care. (B) Priority for such waivers shall be given for positions, locations, and care provided through contracts at a high cost to the Department. (C) The Chief Human Capital Officer of the Department, the Chief Financial Officer of the Department, and the Office of the General Counsel of the Department shall review any waiver issued under subparagraph (A). (D) During the period the authority under subparagraph (A) is effective, the Secretary may not issue more than 300 waivers under such subparagraph. (E) The Secretary may prescribe requirements, limitations, and other considerations for waivers under such subparagraph. (F) Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Senator Elizabeth Dole 21st Century Veterans Healthcare and Benefits Improvement Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary shall submit to the Committees on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the House of Representatives a report that includes— (i) any updates to the requirements, limitations, and considerations prescribed under subparagraph (B) during the period covered by the report; (ii) a description of the findings of each review, if any, conducted pursuant to subparagraph (C); (iii) a description of each waiver under subparagraph (A) in effect as of the date of the submission of the report, including the— (I) duty location, position, specialty, market and performance considerations for the waiver