; 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 this practice in the future. (c) Statement of policy It shall be the policy of the United States Government not to pay ransom or release prisoners for the purpose of securing the release of United States citizens or legal permanent resident aliens taken hostage abroad. (d) Strategy Not later than 120 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of State shall submit to the Committee on Foreign Affairs of the House of Representatives and the Committee on Foreign Relations of the Senate a report that contains a strategy to prevent elements of the Iranian regime from engaging in hostage-taking or the prolonged arbitrary detention of United States citizens or legal permanent resident aliens. 5. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in certain actions against United States citizens or Iranian persons (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that the United States should coordinate with United States allies and other allies and partners whose citizens may be subject to politically-motivated detention or trial in Iran, to apply sanctions against 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 is amended by inserting after section 105C ( 22 U.S.C. 8514c ) the following: 105D. Imposition of sanctions with respect to persons who engage in certain actions against United States citizens or Iranian persons (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 persons who engage in certain actions