SEC. 4. INCORPORATION. 
OTAC shall be— 
(1) administered as a separate entity by an or-
ganization managing a federally funded research and 
development center on the date of the enactment of 
this Act; or 
(2) incorporated as a nonprofit membership 
corporation. 
SEC. 5. PURPOSE AND MISSION. 
The purpose and mission of OTAC is the following: 
(1) The translation, analysis, and public dis-
semination of foreign language government and 
other documents from countries of strategic interest, 
for the purposes of enhancing the understanding of 
such countries’ governments, governing organiza-
tions, militaries, economies, and cultures. 
(2) To provide proper context and explanations 
of translated foreign-language material to enhance 
the ability of consumers to understand the meaning 
and significance of such translated material. 
(3) To strive to make as much translated for-
eign-language material publicly available as possible, 
and to provide summaries of important foreign-lan-
guage material that cannot be made public. 
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(4) To train and develop exceptional analysts 
and linguists with specialization regarding countries 
of strategic interest. 
SEC. 6. DUTIES. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In furtherance of the purpose and 
mission specified in section 5, OTAC shall— 
(1) translate into the English language docu-
ments and information in languages from countries 
of interest, including— 
(A) official and unofficial government, gov-
erning organization, and military documents 
and reports; 
(B) speeches of relevant government, polit-
ical, governing organization, and military offi-
cials; 
(C) official and semiofficial government, 
governing organization, and military journals; 
(D) news articles and commentary from 
government, governing organization, or other 
quasi-official sources OTAC determines particu-
larly noteworthy for United States policymakers 
and journalists and analysts around the world; 
(E) documents and other information by 
state-owned businesses and entities; and 
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(F) other information, including internet 
and social media posts, that OTAC determines 
important to United States policymakers and 
journalists, academics, and the general public 
around the world; 
(2) provide analyses, summaries, and important 
context for material translated pursuant to para-
graph (1), and other untranslated material, includ-
ing— 
(A) biographical sketches and information 
on important leaders; 
(B) descriptions and background on polit-
ical processes, important bodies, companies, 
economic systems, and military weapons sys-
tems and doctrines; 
(C) definitions and analysis of important 
concepts and phrases; 
(D) information regarding changes over 
time in government, military, and governing or-
ganization policies and intentions; and 
(E) other issues that are of significance for 
understanding countries of strategic interest; 
and 
(3) cooperate with other grantees of the United 
States Agency for Global Media and relevant Fed-
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eral agencies regarding any effort consistent with 
such purpose and mission. 
(b) DISSEMINATION.— 
(1) PUBLIC WEBSITE.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—OTAC shall establish a 
publicly accessible website that includes all 
analyses and summaries under this Act and, to 
the maximum extent practicable, all translated 
materials 
under 
subsection 
(a), 
including 
speeches, documents, and reports from any gov-
ernment, governing organizations, military, or 
other organizations that are required to reg-
ister, or have subsidiaries that are required to 
register, under title II of the State Department 
Basic Authorities Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4301 
et seq.). 
(B) LICENSE.—The materials referred to 
in subparagraph (A) shall be published under a 
creative commons license. 
(2) COPYRIGHT.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—In accordance with the 
Berne Convention for the Protection of Literary 
and Artistic Works, other World Intellectual 
Property Organization regulations and treaties, 
and other international treaties, OTAC shall 
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treat foreign material in the same manner as 
national materials are treated for purpose of 
copyrights. 
(B) NATIONAL
LAWS.—Notwithstanding 
any other provision of law, no document pub-
lished by the United States Government, includ-
ing the Armed Forces and any organization as-
sociated with or part of such Government, may 
be construed by OTAC to have any copyright 
protection beyond the level of a creative com-
mons license. 
(C) CLARIFICATION.—For the purposes of 
this Act, a governing organization or any orga-
nization that is required to register, or has sub-
sidiaries that are required to register, under 
title II of the State Department Basic Authori-
ties Act of 1956 (22 U.S.C. 4301 et seq.), shall 
be treated as a government for copyright pur-
poses. 
(3) EXCEPTION.—For translated materials that 
cannot be made publicly accessible without violating 
legally binding copyright or intellectual property pro-
tections, OTAC shall— 
(A) provide such materials free of charge 
on a private website available to all United 
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States Government employees, Members of Con-
gress, and congressional staff, as well as to or-
ganizations and individuals who have relevant 
contracts or grants with the United States Gov-
ernment or any part thereof; 
(B) license such materials to any such or-
ganization or individual at cost; and 
(C) as appropriate, provide summaries and 
analyses that would fall under ‘‘fair use’’ guide-
lines for the purpose of copyright laws. 
(c) METHODOLOGY.—In carrying out this section and 
section 5, OTAC shall— 
(1) establish the capabilities to acquire, retain, 
train, and develop exceptional analytical and lin-
guistic expertise in countries of strategic interest 
and languages of strategic interest; 
(2) use software, programs, artificial intel-
ligence, and other technologies to ensure timely 
translations; 
(3) seek input from technical, regional, and 
subject matter experts from a wide range of relevant 
disciplines, to review, provide feedback, and evaluate 
translations and analyses; 
(4) maximize cooperation with the public and 
private sectors in the United States, including Fed-
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eral agencies, as well as with United States allies 
and partners, to maximize efficiencies, acquire 
source materials, and eliminate duplication of ef-
forts; and 
(5) select material to translate and analyze on 
the basis of its significance for United States and al-
lied policymakers, journalists, academics, and the 
general public, and to enhance the understanding of 
countries of strategic interests’ politics, policies, in-
tentions, ideologies, militaries, businesses, tech-
nologies, science, and cultures. 
(d) LIMITATION.—OTAC may not publish any trans-
lation until such translation has been reviewed and ap-
proved for accuracy by OTAC. 
SEC. 7. COOPERATION AND CONSULTATION. 
(a) IN GENERAL.—In carrying out the duties de-
scribed in section 6, OTAC shall consult and cooperate 
with— 
(1) relevant Federal agencies and grantees of 
the U.S. Agency for Global Media, regarding any ef-
fort consistent with the purposes of this Act, includ-
ing— 
(A) collecting source material; 
(B) avoiding duplication of effort; 
(C) details of employees; and 
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(D) training; and 
(2) other relevant stakeholders, including— 
(A) nonprofit research institutes; 
(B) institutions of higher education; and 
(C) media organizations. 
(b) FOREIGN GOVERNMENTS.—OTAC is authorized 
to consult and cooperate with any foreign government be-
ginning on the date that is 14 days after— 
(1) the Secretary of State certifies that it is in 
the national interest for OTAC to cooperate and 
consult with a foreign government; and 
(2) the Secretary of State provides to the rel-
evant congressional committees such certification. 
SEC. 8. SPONSORSHIP. 
(a) SPONSORS.— 
(1) IN GENERAL.—The Secretary of State shall 
be the primary sponsor of OTAC. 
(2) AGREEMENTS.—The Secretary of State may 
enter into agreements with other relevant Federal 
agencies to provide additional sponsors of OTAC. 
(3) NOTIFICATION.—The Secretary of State 
shall notify the relevant congressional committees of 
any additional sponsors for OTAC not later than 15 
days after entering into an agreement under para-
graph (2). 
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(b) SENSE OF CONGRESS.—It is the sense of Con-
gress that the Secretary of State should enter into a spon-
sorship agreement pursuant to subsection (a)(2) with the 
Director of the Central Intelligence Agency. 
(c) AGREEMENT.— 
(1) IN
GENERAL.—Not later than 180 days 
after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Sec-
retary of State shall seek to enter into a sponsoring 
agreement with respect to OTAC that requires 
OTAC to carry out the duties described in sections 
5 and 6. 
(2) CONSISTENCY WITH REQUIREMENTS PRE-
SCRIBED
BY
ADMINISTRATOR
FOR
FEDERAL
PRO-
CUREMENT POLICY.—The Administrator for Federal 
Procurement Policy shall prescribe general require-
ments for the sponsoring agreement entered into 
under paragraph (1). 
SEC. 9. DEFINITIONS. 
For the purposes of this Act: 
(1) The term ‘‘governing organization’’ means 
any national body separate from a foreign govern-
ment that maintains ultimate control over such gov-
ernment, including political parties that exercise 
functions normally reserved for governments. 
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(2) The term ‘‘countries of strategic interest’’ 
means— 
(A) the People’s Republic of China; and 
(B) other countries as determined by the 
Secretary of State. 
(3) The term ‘‘relevant congressional commit-
tees’’ means— 
(A) the Foreign Affairs Committee in the 
House of Representatives; and 
(B) the Foreign Relations Committee in 
the Senate. 
(4) The term ‘‘languages of strategic interest’’ 
means— 
(A) languages identified as critical lan-
guages by the Department of State’s Critical 
Language Scholarship Program; and 
(B) other languages as determined by the 
Secretary of State. 
SEC. 10. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS. 
There are authorized to be appropriated for OTAC— 
(1) $85,000,000 for fiscal year 2022; 
(2) $80,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2023 
through 2026; and 
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(3) such sums as may be necessary for each fis-
cal year thereafter. 
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