; and (2) the United States should encourage its allies and other affected countries to pursue the criminal prosecution and extradition of state and non-state actors in Iran that assist in or benefit from such hostage-taking to prevent such state and non-state actors from engaging in that practice in the future. (c) Statement of policy It is the policy of the United States Government not to pay ransom for the purpose of securing the release of United States citizens or lawful permanent resident aliens taken hostage abroad. 3. Imposition of sanctions with respect to Iranian persons who engage in certain actions against United States citizens or lawful permanent residents (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States should coordinate with allies of the United States and other allies and partners whose citizens may be subject to politically-motivated detention or trial in Iran to apply sanctions against Iranian persons that are responsible for or complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, such detention or trial. (b) In general Title I of the Comprehensive Iran Sanctions, Accountability, and Divestment Act of 2010 ( 22 U.S.C. 8511 et seq.) is amended by inserting after section 105C ( 22 U.S.C. 8514c ) the following: 105D. Imposition of sanctions with respect to Iranian persons who engage in certain actions against United States citizens or lawful permanent residents (a) In general The President shall impose sanctions described in section 105(c) with respect to each person on the list required by subsection (b). (b) List of Iranian persons who engage in certain actions against United States citizens or lawful permanent residents (1) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of the Iran Hostage Act , the President shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a list of Iranian persons that the President determines are knowingly responsible for or complicit in, or responsible for ordering or otherwise directing, the