Department of Veterans Affairs and the Comptroller General of the United States in report numbers GAO 16–373, VAOIG 14–03540–11–123, and VAOIG 16–03985–181 have been fully implemented and closed. (b) Not less frequently than monthly until the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives make the determination described in subsection (a), and not less frequently than quarterly during the one-year period after such determination, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall submit to the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives a progress report on fully implementing the recommendations described in subsection (a). 238. (a) Except as provided in subsection (b), the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and the Secretary of Labor, shall discontinue using Social Security account numbers to identify individuals in all information systems of the Department of Veterans Affairs as follows: (1) For all veterans submitting to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs new claims for benefits under laws administered by the Secretary, not later than 2 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) For all individuals not described in paragraph (1), not later than 5 years after the date of the enactment of this Act. (b) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs may use a Social Security account number to identify an individual in an information system of the Department of Veterans Affairs if and only if the use of such number is required to obtain information the Secretary requires from an information system that is not under the jurisdiction of the Secretary. 239. (a) The Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall treat a marriage and family therapist described in subsection (b) as qualified to serve as a marriage and family therapist in the Department of Veterans Affairs, regardless of any requirements established by the Commission on Accreditation for Marriage and Family