Sec. 6. Authority to accept applications, proposals, and contracting agreements in local languages and local language support
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Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the relevant foreign assistance agency is authorized to accept applications or proposals in languages other than English if such acceptance eases the burden of a local actor working with such agency and such agency is able to effectively evaluate such applications or proposals. The head of the relevant foreign assistance agency shall conduct an assessment of options to enable such agency to utilize local languages to support local partners with award solicitations, proposals and applications, evaluations, management, close out, and other types of partnerships, including advising local partners on applicable United States regulations and the relevant foreign assistance agency policies and local country rules and regulations common in such activities.
Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this Act, the head of the relevant foreign assistance agency shall submit to Congress a report on the assessment described in this subsection.