Sanctions authorized under the Robert Levinson Hostage Taking and Accountability Act

(a) In general Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this Act, and annually thereafter, the Secretary of State, in consultation with the Secretary of the Treasury, shall submit to the appropriate congressional committees a determination on whether foreign persons described in subsection (b) meet the criteria for sanctions authorized under the Robert Levinson Hostage Recovery and Hostage-Taking Accountability Act (22 U.S.C. 1741 et seq.), and Executive Order 14078 (22 U.S.C. 1741 note prec.; relating to bolstering efforts to bring hostages and wrongfully detained United States nationals home). (b) Persons described A foreign person described in this subsection is a foreign person that— (1) is a member of the Houthis; and (2) (A) is responsible for or is complicit in, or responsible for ordering, controlling, or otherwise directing, the hostage taking of a United States national abroad or the unlawful or wrongful detention of a United States national abroad; or (B) knowingly provides financial, material, or technological support for, or goods or services in support of, an activity described in subparagraph (A).