as the Secretary, in consultation with the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs, considers necessary to aid in addressing staffing shortages of licensed professional mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists of the Department. (c) Report Not later than one year after the submittal of the plan required by subsection (b), 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 setting forth the number of licensed professional mental health counselors and marriage and family therapists hired by the Department during the one-year period preceding the submittal of the report, disaggregated by Veterans Integrated Service Network and medical center. 504. Staffing improvement plan for peer specialists of Department of Veterans Affairs who are women (a) Assessment of capacity (1) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Veterans Affairs, in consultation with the Inspector General of the Department of Veterans Affairs, shall commence an assessment of the capacity of peer specialists of the Department of Veterans Affairs who are women. (2) Elements The assessment required by paragraph (1) shall include an assessment of the following: (A) The geographical distribution of peer specialists of the Department who are women. (B) The geographical distribution of women veterans. (C) The number and proportion of women peer specialists who specialize in peer counseling on mental health or suicide prevention. (D) The number and proportion of women peer specialists who specialize in peer counseling on non-mental health related matters. (b) Report Not later than one year after the assessment required by subsection (a) has commenced, 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 detailing the findings of the assessment. (c) Staffing