1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modern School Threat Reporting Act of 2018 . 2. Grants for mobile applications to report school threats (a) Authorization The Attorney General is authorized to make grants to States to acquire and make available a mobile application that facilitates the reporting of school safety threats to local law enforcement agencies for use by students in secondary schools (as such term is defined in section 8101 of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 7801 )), which mobile application meets the requirements described in subsection (c). (b) Application The chief executive of a State seeking a grant under this section shall submit an application to the Attorney General at such time, in such manner, and containing such information as the Attorney General may reasonably require, including— (1) the guidelines that the State will implement for use by secondary schools and local law enforcement agencies in the State related to the mobile application; and (2) a plan to deter misuse of the mobile application, including deterring the use of the application for bullying. (c) Mobile application requirements described The requirements for a mobile application described in this subsection are the following: (1) The mobile application shall enable the user enter information related to a potential threat to the physical safety of one or more students or employees of the school into the application, which shall be reported immediately to the appropriate school official and local law enforcement agency. (2) The mobile application shall enable the user to report the information described in paragraph (1) anonymously. (3) The mobile application shall provide notice to the user— (A) of the capability to report the information described in paragraph (1) anonymously