; and (B) the use of the Human Rights Violators and War Crimes Unit of the Department of Homeland Security to target such individuals; and (3) the United States should encourage its allies and partners to pursue the criminal prosecution and extradition of foreign government officials and non-state actors that assist in or benefit from such hostage-taking or detention to prevent such governments and non-state actors from engaging in such hostage-taking or detention in the future. 3. 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 aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence who are taken hostage abroad. 4. Imposition of sanctions with respect to politically motivated detentions (a) In general Not later than 90 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, the President shall impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person the President determines, based on credible evidence, on or after the date of the enactment of this Act— (1) knowingly participates in, or is knowingly responsible for or complicit in, ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the politically motivated harassment, abuse, extortion, arrest, trial, conviction, sentencing, or imprisonment of a United States citizen or an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence; (2) provides significant financial, material, or technological support for or to, or engages in a significant transaction or a series of transactions totaling a significant amount with, a foreign person described in paragraph (1); (3) materially assists, sponsors, or provides financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, an activity described in paragraph (1)