; or (iii) there is an emergency that requires the use of such a contract acupuncturist. (2) The Secretary shall provide training and materials to health care providers of the Department who provide primary care to veterans to explain the benefits of acupuncturist services. (3) In this section, the term qualified acupuncturist means, with respect to the furnishing of services in a State, an individual who is licensed or certified in the State in which the services are furnished, or, in the case of services furnished in a State that does not provide for such licensure or certification, meets such criteria (such as accreditation through an appropriate nationally recognized certification authority for acupuncturists) as the Secretary may specify. In specifying such requirements, the Secretary may use the same requirements as those established by such a certification authority. (e) Regulations The Secretary shall prescribe regulations to carry out this section. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of such chapter is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 1720G the following new section: 1720H. Provision of acupuncturist services. . (3) Conforming amendment Section 1701(6) of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new subparagraph: (H) Acupuncturist services in accordance with section 1720H of this title. . (b) Advisory committee (1) In general Subchapter III of chapter 5 of such title is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 547. Advisory committee on acupuncturist services (a) Acupuncture advisory committee (1) The Secretary shall establish an advisory committee to be known as the Advisory Committee on Acupuncturist Services (in this section referred to as the Committee ) to provide the Secretary with assistance and advice in the development and implementation of the program established by section 1720H of this title. (2) The Committee shall consist of members appointed by the Secretary from the general public, including— (A) not fewer