Ill STAT. 2196 PUBLIC LAW 105-100—NOV. 19, 1997 (2) aliens subject to removal proceedings under section 240 of such Act. (f) LIMITATION ON JUDICIAL REVIEW.— A determination by the Attorney General as to whether the status of any alien should be adjusted under this section is final and shall not be subject to review by any court. (g) No OFFSET IN NUMBER OF VISAS AVAILABLE. —When an alien is granted the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent residence pursuant to this section, the Secretary of State shall not be required to reduce the number of immigrant visas authorized to be issued under any provision of the Immigration and Nationality Act. (h) APPLICATION OF IMMIGRATION AND NATIONALITY ACT PROVI- SIONS.— Except as otherwise specifically provided in this section, the definitions contained in the Immigration and Nationality Act shall apply in the administration of this section. Nothing contained in this section shall be held to repeal, amend, alter, modify, affect, or restrict the powers, duties, functions, or authority of the Attorney General in the administration and enforcement of such Act or any other law relating to immigration, nationality, or naturalization. The fact that an alien may be eligible to be granted the status of having been lawfully admitted for permanent residence under this section shall not preclude the alien from seeking such status under any other provision of law for which the alien may be eligible. SEC. 203. MODIFICATION OF CERTAIN TRANSITION RULES, (a) TRANSITIONAL RULES WITH REGARD TO SUSPENSION OF DEPORTA- TION.— (1) IN GENERAL.— Section 309(c)(5) of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility Act of 1996 (Public 8 USC 1101 note. Law 104-208; division C; 110 Stat. 3009-627) is amended to read as follows: " (5) TRANSITIONAL RULES WITH REGARD TO SUSPENSION OF DEPORTATION.— "(A) IN GENERAL. — Subject to subparagraphs (B) and (C), paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 240A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (relating to continuous residence or physical presence) shall apply to orders to show cause (including those referred to in section 242B(a)(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as in effect before the title III-A effective date), issued before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. "(B) EXCEPTION FOR CERTAIN ORDERS.— In any case in which the Attorney General elects to terminate and reinitiate proceedings in accordance with paragraph (3) of this subsection, paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 240A(d) of the Immigration and Nationality Act shall not apply to an order to show cause issued before April 1, 1997. "(C) SPECIAL RULE FOR CERTAIN ALIENS GRANTED TEM- PORARY PROTECTION FROM DEPORTATION.— "(i) IN GENERAL.— For purposes of calculating the period of continuous physical presence under section 244(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as in effect before the title III-A effective date) or section 240A of such Act (as in effect after the title III-A effective date), subparagraph (A) and paragraphs (1) and (2) of section 240A(d) of the Immigration and
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