; or (C) any person in the United States. 5. Prohibition on foreign assistance (a) Prohibition Assistance authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 et seq.) or the Arms Export Control Act ( 22 U.S.C. 2751 et seq.) may not be made available to any governmental entity of a country if the Secretary of State or the Director of National Intelligence has credible information that one or more officials associated with, leading, or otherwise acting under the authority of such entity has committed a gross violation of internationally recognized human rights against a journalist or other person who performs, or provides administrative support to, the dissemination of print, broadcast, internet-based, or social media intended to report newsworthy activities or information, or communicate facts or fact-based opinions. To the maximum extent practicable, a list of such governmental entities shall be published on publicly available websites of the Department of State and of the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and shall be updated on a regular basis. (b) Prompt information The Secretary of State shall promptly inform appropriate officials of the government of a country from which assistance is withheld in accordance with the prohibition under subsection (a). (c) Exception The prohibition under subsection (a) shall not apply with respect to the following: (1) Humanitarian assistance or disaster relief assistance authorized under the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961. (2) Assistance the Secretary determines to be essential to assist the government of a country to bring the responsible members of the relevant governmental entity to justice for the acts described in subsection (a). (d) Waiver (1) In general The Secretary of State, may waive the prohibition under subsection (a) with respect to a governmental entity of a country if— (A) the President, acting through the Secretary of State and the Director of National Intelligence, determines that such a waiver is in the national security