in or condoned harassment, threats, or attacks against organizations implementing democracy programs, any new bilateral agreement governing the terms and conditions under which assistance is provided to such country shall not require the disclosure of the names of implementing partners of democracy programs, and the Secretary of State and the USAID Administrator shall expeditiously seek to negotiate amendments to existing bilateral agreements, as necessary, to conform to this requirement. (f) Continuation of current practices USAID shall continue to implement civil society and political competition and consensus building programs abroad with funds appropriated by this Act in a manner that recognizes the unique benefits of grants and cooperative agreements in implementing such programs. (g) Digital security and countering disinformation Funds appropriated by this Act shall be made available to advance digital security and counter disinformation as described under this section in the report accompanying this Act. (h) Informing the national endowment for democracy The Assistant Secretary for Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor, Department of State, and the Assistant Administrator for Development, Democracy, and Innovation, USAID, shall regularly inform the NED of democracy programs that are planned and supported with funds made available by this Act and prior Acts making appropriations for the Department of State, foreign operations, and related programs. (i) Protection of civil society activists and journalists Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the headings Economic Support Fund and Democracy Fund , not less than $30,000,000 shall be made available to support and protect civil society activists and journalists who have been threatened, harassed, or attacked, including journalists affiliated with the United States Agency for Global Media. (j) International freedom of expression and independent media Of the funds appropriated by this Act under the heading Economic Support Fund , not less than $20,000,000