; and (2) annually thereafter. (c) Certification The Secretary shall ensure that, upon the completion by a human resources professional of the training described in subsection (a), the director of a Department medical center, the director of a Veterans Integrated Service Network, or a senior officer at the central office of the Veterans Health Administration certifies whether the human resources professional received the training and understands the information provided by the training. (d) Annual report Not less frequently than once each year, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the Senate and the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs of the House of Representatives a report on the training described in subsection (a), including the cost of providing such training and the number of human resources professionals who received such training during the year covered by the report. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 74 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 7412 the following new item: 7413. Human resources academy. . 206. Inclusion of mental health professionals in education and training program for health personnel of the Department of Veterans Affairs (a) In general In carrying out the education and training program required under section 7302(a)(1) of title 38, United States Code, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs shall include education and training of marriage and family therapists and licensed professional mental health counselors. (b) Parity in licensing and credentialing standards In carrying out the education and training program described in subsection (a), the Secretary shall, to the degree practicable, ensure that the licensing and credentialing standards of therapists and counselors described in subsection (a) for eligibility to participate in the program are the same as the licensing and credentialing standards for eligibility of other participants in the program. (c) Apportionment of funding The Secretary