Question:

Why are trip report sections not populating when generated by Non-English CRA's

Answer:

This is because of the user's language combined with the configuration of the Trip Report Template, in that it does not use the TONAME function.

The Template does not use the TONAME() function which is the proper way to filter a picklist entry across languages:

<subform layout="row" y="3mm" name="VLT_question_responses__ctmsr" vql="WHERE trip_report_section_type__ctms = 'cov_section_1__c' ORDER BY order_ctms">

Typically, a Veeva COV Template sample does use the TONAME() function so filtering on the picklist entry will always work as expected regardless of the user's language:

<subform layout="row" y="3mm" name="VLT_question_responses__ctmsr" vql="WHERE toname(trip_report_section_type__ctms) = 'cov_section__c' ORDER BY order_ctms">

Related Documentation:

Vault Help Documentation: Trip Report Administration