1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Modernizing Congressional Reporting Act of 2018 . 2. Definitions In this Act— (1) the term acceptable electronic format means a file format and metadata elements authorized by the National Archives and Records Administration for the transfer of permanent electronic records— (A) as set forth in— (i) National Archives and Records Administration Bulletin 2014–04: Revised Format Guidance for the Transfer of Permanent Electronic Records, dated January 31, 2014, or any successor bulletin; and (ii) National Archives and Records Administration Bulletin 2015–04: Metadata Guidance for the Transfer of Permanent Electronic Records, dated September 15, 2015, or any successor bulletin; and (B) that complies with the requirements of the Office of Management and Budget Memorandum on the Managing Government Records Directive, dated August 24, 2012 (M–12–18), or any successor memorandum; (2) the term agency has the meaning given the term in section 551 of title 5, United States Code; (3) the term congressional office means— (A) an office of any committee or subcommittee of the Senate or the House of Representatives, including any select or special committee; (B) an office of any individual Senator or Member of the House of Representatives; and (C) a leadership office of the Senate or the House of Representatives