---
kind: "section"
citation: "22 U.S.C. § 8222"
title: "22"
title_heading: "Foreign Relations and Intercourse"
number: "8222"
heading: "Translation of human rights reports"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/22/8222"
units:
  - "Chapter 89 — Advancing Democratic Values"
  - "Subchapter II — Strategies and Reports on Human Rights and the Promotion of Democracy"
---

# §8222. Translation of human rights reports

- (a) **In general—** The [Secretary](/usc/22/8203.md?p=7) shall continue to expand the timely translation of the applicable parts of the Country Reports on Human Rights Practices required under sections [2151n(d)](/usc/22/2151n.md?p=d) and [2304(b)](/usc/22/2304.md?p=b) of this title, the Annual Report on International Religious Freedom required under [section 6412(b) of this title](/usc/22/6412.md?p=b), the Trafficking in Persons Report required under [section 7107(b) of this title](/usc/22/7107.md?p=b), and any separate report on democracy and human rights policy submitted in accordance with section 665(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003 (Public Law 107–228; [22 U.S.C. 2151n](/usc/22/2151n.md) note) into the principal languages of as many countries as possible, with particular emphasis on [nondemocratic countries](/usc/22/8203.md?p=6), [democratic transition countries](/usc/22/8203.md?p=6), and countries in which extrajudicial killings, torture, or other serious violations of human rights have occurred.
- (b) **Report—**
  - (1) **Requirement—** Not later than April 1, 2008, and annually thereafter through 2010, the [Secretary](/usc/22/8203.md?p=7) shall submit to the [appropriate congressional committees](/usc/22/8203.md?p=2) a report describing any translations of the reports specified in [subsection (a)](#a) for the preceding year, including which of such reports have been translated into which principal languages and the countries in which such translations have been distributed by posting on a relevant website or elsewhere.
  - (2) **Form—** The report required under [paragraph (1)](#b-1) may be included in any separate report on democracy and human rights policy submitted in accordance with section 665(c) of the Foreign Relations Authorization Act, Fiscal Year 2003.

## Source credit

(Pub. L. 110–53, title XXI, § 2122, Aug. 3, 2007, 121 Stat. 532.)