declines in press freedom scores than improvements. In the last five years, nearly 50 percent more countries have seen a net decline in press freedom. (10) According to 2019 data from Reporters Without Borders, 63 percent of the journalists killed last year were deliberately targeted and 59 percent were killed outside warzones. (11) In 2018, the brutal murder of Jamal Khashoggi at the hands of Saudi intelligence officers acting on explicit orders of the Saudi Government underscored the extent to which those in power will go to stifle the freedom of expression, silence their critics, and eliminate the threat they believe independent journalists pose to their rule. 3. Expanding scope of human rights reports with respect to violations of human rights of journalists The Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) is amended as follows: (1) In paragraph (12) of section 116(d)— (A) in subparagraph (B)— (i) by inserting or online harassment after direct physical attacks