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Ill STAT. 2198 PUBLIC LAW 105-100—NOV. 19, 1997 final and shall not be subject to review by any court. Nothing in the preceding sentence shall be construed as limiting the application of section 242(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as in effect after the title III-A effective date) to other eligibility determinations pertaining to discretionary relief under this Act.". (2) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Subsection (c) of section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibihty Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; division C; 110 Stat. 8 USC 1101 note. 3009-625) is amended by striking the subsection designation and the subsection heading and inserting the following: "(c) TRANSITION FOR CERTAIN ALIENS. — ". (b) SPECIAL RULE FOR CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL. — Section 309 of the Illegal Immigration Reform and Immigrant Responsibility 8 USC 1101 note. Act of 1996 (Public Law 104-208; 110 Stat. 3009-625) is amended by adding at the end the following: "(f) SPECIAL RULE FOR CANCELLATION OF REMOVAL. — "(1) IN GENERAL.— Subject to the provisions of the Immigration and Nationality Act (as in effect after the title III-A effective date), other than subsections (b)(1), (d)(1), and (e) of section 240A of such Act (but including section 242(a)(2)(B) of such Act), the Attorney General may, under section 240A of such Act, cancel removal of, and adjust to the status of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence, an alien who is inadmissible or deportable from the United States, if the alien applies for such relief, the alien is described in subsection (c)(5)(C)(i) of this section, and— "(A) the ahen— "(i) is not inadmissible or deportable under paragraph (2) or (3) of section 212(a) or paragraph (2), (3), or (4) of section 237(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act and is not an alien described in section 241(b)(3)(B)(i) of such Act; "(ii) has been physically present in the United States for a continuous period of not less than 7 years immediately preceding the date of such application; "(iii) has been a person of good moral character during such period; and "(iv) establishes that removal would result in extreme hardship to the alien or to the alien's spouse, parent, or child, who is a citizen of the United States or an alien lawfUUy admitted for permanent residence; or "(B) the ahen— "(i) is inadmissible or deportable under section 212(a)(2), 237(a)(2) (other than 237(a)(2)(A)(iii)), or 237(a)(3) of the Immigration and Nationality Act; "(ii) is not an alien described in section 241(b)(3)(B)(i) or 101(a)(43) of such Act; "(iii) has been physically present in the United States for a continuous period of not less than 10 years immediately following the commission of an act, or the assumption of a status, constituting a ground for removal; "(iv) has been a person of good moral character during such period; and