; and (ee) that meets such other requirements as the Secretary may specify. (II) Information described The information described in this subclause is the National Provider Identifier, name, address, specialty, telephone number, Internet website if available, availability (including whether the provider is accepting new patients), cultural and linguistic capabilities (including the languages offered by the provider or by a skilled medical interpreter who provides interpretation services for the provider), and other information as determined appropriate by the Secretary for each provider with which such MA organization has an agreement for furnishing items and services covered under such plan. (ii) Submission of provider directory to the Secretary The MA organization shall submit to the Secretary the provider directory for each network-based MA plan offered by the organization in a manner specified by the Secretary. (B) Posting of provider directory information For plan year 2026 and subsequent plan years, the Secretary shall post the provider directory information submitted under subparagraph (A)(ii), in a machine readable file, on the internet website of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (C) Network-based MA plan defined In this paragraph, the term network-based MA plan means an MA plan that has a network of providers that have agreements with the MA organization offering the plan to furnish items and services covered under such plan. . (b) Enforcement Section 1857(d) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 1395w–27(d) ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (7) Audit of provider directories Each contract under this section shall provide that the Secretary, or any person or organization designated by the Secretary, shall have the right to audit any provider directory under section 1852(c)(3)(A)(i) to determine whether such directory meets the requirements of such section. . (c) Funding In addition to amounts otherwise available, there is appropriated to the Centers for Medicare &