“ The report required by subsection (b) shall include, wherever applicable— “ (1) a description of the status of freedom of the press, including initiatives in favor of freedom of the press and efforts to improve or preserve, as appropriate, the independence of the media, together with an assessment of progress made as a result of those efforts ”

“ The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 is amended— (1) in section 116 (d) (22 U.S.C. 2151n (d) ) , as amended by section 333 (c) of this division— (A) in paragraph (10) , by striking “and” at the end; (B) in paragraph (11) — (i) in subparagraph (B) , by striking “and” at the end ”