[House Prints 114-64] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] L:\XML\CPRT-114-HPRT-RUOO-HR5931.XML SEPTEMBER 16, 2016 RULES COMMITTEE PRINT 114-64 TEXT OF H.R. 5931, PROHIBITING FUTURE RANSOM PAYMENTS TO IRAN ACT [Showing the text of the bill as ordered reported by the Committee on Foreign Affairs.] 1 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 2 This Act may be cited as the "Prohibiting Future 3 Ransom Payments to Iran Act". 4 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 5 Congress makes the following findings: 6 (1) Since 1979, when it held more than 50 7 United States citizens for 444 days, Iran has repeat- 8 edly held United States citizens hostage. 9 (2) Presidential Policy Directive 30 issued by 10 President Barack Obama on June 24, 2015, states 11 that "It is United States policy to deny hostage-tak� 12 ers the benefits of ransom, prisoner releases, policy 13 changes, or other acts of concession.". 14 (3) On January 17, 2016, the President an� 15 nounced that Iran would release several United 16 States citizens while the United States would grant 17 clemency to and release seven Iranian nationals serv� L:\vr\091616\R091616.002.xml September 16, 2016 (9:56a.m.) [TEXT NOT AVAILABLE]