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 124 STAT. 1142 PUBLIC LAW 111–163—MAY 5, 2010 (B) The Advisory Committee on Women Veterans established under section 542 of such title. (f) REPORTS.— (1) REPORT ON IMPLEMENTATION.—Not later than 6 months after the date on which the Department of Veterans Affairs publishes a final report on the study titled ‘‘National Survey of Women Veterans in Fiscal Year 2007–2008’’, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the status of the implementation of this section. (2) REPORT ON STUDY.—Not later than 30 months after the date on which the Department publishes such final report, the Secretary shall submit to Congress a report on the study required under this section. The report shall include rec- ommendations for such administrative and legislative action as the Secretary considers appropriate. The report shall also include the findings of the head of each division of the Depart- ment specified under subsection (e)(2) and of the Under Sec- retary for Health. (g) AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.—There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary of Veterans Affairs $4,000,000 to carry out this section. SEC. 202. TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION FOR MENTAL HEALTH CARE PROVIDERS OF THE DEPARTMENT OF VETERANS AFFAIRS ON CARE FOR VETERANS SUFFERING FROM SEXUAL TRAUMA AND POST-TRAUMATIC STRESS DISORDER. Section 1720D is amended— (1) by redesignating subsection (d) as subsection (f); and (2) by inserting after subsection (c) the following new sub- sections: ‘‘(d)(1) The Secretary shall carry out a program to provide graduate medical education, training, certification, and continuing medical education for mental health professionals who provide coun- seling, care, and services under subsection (a). ‘‘(2) In carrying out the program required by paragraph (1), the Secretary shall ensure that— ‘‘(A) all mental health professionals described in such para- graph have been trained in a consistent manner; and ‘‘(B) training described in such paragraph includes prin- ciples of evidence-based treatment and care for sexual trauma and post-traumatic stress disorder. ‘‘(e) Each year, the Secretary shall submit to Congress an annual report on the counseling, care, and services provided to veterans pursuant to this section. Each report shall include data for the year covered by the report with respect to each of the following: ‘‘(1) The number of mental health professionals, graduate medical education trainees, and primary care providers who have been certified under the program required by subsection (d) and the amount and nature of continuing medical education provided under such program to such professionals, trainees, and providers who are so certified. ‘‘(2) The number of women veterans who received coun- seling and care and services under subsection (a) from profes- sionals and providers who received training under subsection (d). Deadline. Reports.