; and (2) by adding at the end the following new paragraphs: (2) Format The guidelines developed under paragraph (1) shall provide that all standard charges described in paragraph (1) are published in a uniform, machine-readable format. (3) Public posting of data (A) Public posting of data The guidelines developed under paragraph (1) shall provide that the standard charges described in paragraph (1) shall be made public by hospitals through a process specified by the Secretary under which the standard charges are submitted by the hospitals to the Secretary and the Secretary promptly posts the standard charges on the official public Internet site of the Department of Health and Human Services. Such data shall be set forth in a manner that promotes charge comparison among hospitals and in a manner that compares the price data for an item or service submitted by the hospital with the price payable for the same item or service under title XVIII of the Social Security Act. (B) Access In carrying out subparagraph (A), the Secretary shall create application programming interfaces and take any other necessary steps to facilitate access to data submitted pursuant to paragraph (1) to third parties seeking to present such data in a consumer-friendly format. (C) Notice of availability Each hospital required to submit data under this subsection shall prominently post at each admission site of the hospital a notice of the availability of the data so submitted on the official public Internet site under subparagraph (A). (4) Civil monetary penalty The Secretary may impose a civil monetary penalty of not more than $10,000 for each knowing violation of paragraph (1) or (3)(C) by a hospital. The provisions of subsection (i)(2) of section 351A shall apply with respect to civil monetary penalties under this paragraph in the same manner as such provisions apply to civil monetary penalties under subsection (i)(1) of such section. (5) Method for determining actual charge Not later than 18 months after the date of the enactment of the