1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Settlement Agreement Information Database Act of 2018 . 2. Information regarding settlement agreements entered into by Federal agencies (a) Requirements for settlement agreements Chapter 3 of title 5, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 307. Information regarding settlement agreements (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Local government The term local government has the meaning given that term in section 6501 of title 31. (2) Order type The term order type means the type of action or instrument used to settle a civil or criminal judicial action. (3) Settlement agreement The term settlement agreement means a settlement agreement (including a consent decree) that— (A) is entered into by an Executive agency; and (B) relates to an alleged violation of Federal civil or criminal law. (4) State The term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, each territory or possession of the United States, and each federally recognized Indian Tribe. (b) Settlement Agreement Information Database (1) Executive agency requirement (A) In general Subject to subparagraph (B), the head of each Executive agency shall, in accordance with guidance issued pursuant to paragraph (2), submit the following information to the database established under paragraph (3): (i) A list of each settlement agreement, in a categorized and searchable format, entered into by the Executive agency, as a party to a lawsuit, which shall include, for each settlement agreement— (I) the order type of the settlement agreement; (II) the date on which the parties entered into the settlement agreement; (III) a list of specific violations that specify the basis for the action taken, with a description of the claims each party settled under the settlement agreement; (IV) the amount of attorneys’ fees and other litigation costs awarded, if any, including a description of the statutory basis for such an award