; (3) receive regular updates from the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell on the status of United States nationals being held hostage abroad and measures being taken to effect the hostages' safe recovery; (4) coordinate the provision of policy guidance to the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell, including reviewing recovery options proposed by the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell and working to resolve disputes within the Hostage Recovery Fusion Cell; and (5) where higher-level guidance is required, make recommendations to the National Security Council. (d) Meetings The Hostage Response Group shall meet regularly. (e) Reporting The Hostage Response Group shall regularly provide recommendations on hostage recovery options and strategies to the National Security Council. 6. Authorization of imposition of sanctions (a) In general The President may impose the sanctions described in subsection (b) with respect to any foreign person the President determines, based on credible evidence— (1) is responsible for or complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the unlawful or wrongful detention abroad of a United States national; (2) acts as an agent of or on behalf of a foreign person in a matter relating to an activity described in paragraph (1); or (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). (b) Sanctions described The sanctions described in this subsection are the following: (1) Inadmissibility to united states (A) In general In the case of a foreign person who is an individual— (i) ineligibility to receive a visa to enter the United States or to be admitted to the United States