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 Therapy Education. (b) A marriage and family therapist described in this subsection is a therapist who meets each of the following criteria: (1) Has a masters or higher degree in marriage and family therapy, or a related field, from a regionally accredited institution. (2) Is licensed as a marriage and family therapist in a State (as defined in section 101(20) of title 38, United States Code) and possesses the highest level of licensure offered from the State. (3) Has passed the Association of Marital and Family Therapy Regulatory Board Examination in Marital and Family Therapy or a related examination for licensure administered by a State (as so defined). 240. (a) None of the funds appropriated or otherwise made available in this Act to the Department of Veterans Affairs shall be expended for the purpose of organizing or using groups of subject matter experts to evaluate compensation claims under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs. (b) It is the sense of Congress that the evaluation and adjudication of compensation claims under the laws administered by the Secretary of Veterans Affairs should be a uniform process equally applied to all claims and the Secretary should not use subject matter experts or any other process that applies additional or heightened scrutiny to claims of a particular class of veterans absent explicit legislative authorization to do so. 241. None of the funds appropriated in this or prior appropriations Acts or otherwise made available to the Department of Veterans Affairs may be used to transfer any amounts from the Filipino Veterans Equity Compensation Fund to any other account within the Department of Veterans Affairs. 242. (a) One year after enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall deny or