; and (7) during and after the COVID–19 pandemic, the Department of State and the United States Agency for International Development should directly or through nongovernmental organizations or international organizations, provide assistance and implement programs that support democratic institutions, civil society, free media, and internationally recognized human rights. (b) Funding for civil society and human rights defenders (1) Program priorities Amounts made available for fiscal years 2021 through 2025 to carry out programs authorized under sections 101 and 102 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 ( 22 U.S.C. 2151 and 2151–1), including programs to support democratic institutions, human rights defenders, civil society, and freedom of the press, shall be particularly targeted, to the extent feasible, at countries in which emergency government measures taken in response to the COVID–19 pandemic violated internationally recognized human rights. (2) Eligible countries Countries in which emergency government measures taken in response to the COVID–19 pandemic violated internationally recognized human rights, and civil society organizations serving those countries, shall be eligible to receive funds made available pursuant to sections 101 and 102 of the Foreign Assistance Act of 1961 for each of fiscal years 2021 through 2025, for— (A) programs designed to strengthen and support civil society, human rights defenders, and the freedom of the press