; and (II) to determine whether there are any factors that would render an alien ineligible for such status. (ii) Additional security screening The Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State and the heads of other agencies as appropriate, shall conduct an additional security screening upon determining, in the Secretary’s opinion based upon information related to national security, that an alien is or was a citizen or resident of a region or country known to pose a threat, or that contains groups or organizations that pose a threat, to the national security of the United States. (iii) Prerequisite The required clearances and screenings described in clauses (i)(I) and (ii) shall be completed before the alien may be granted contingent nonimmigrant status. (9) Confidentiality of information No information provided in a nonfraudulent application for contingent nonimmigrant status which is related to the immigration status of the parent of an applicant for such status, which is not otherwise available to the Secretary of Homeland Security, may be used for the purpose of initiating or proceeding with removal proceedings with respect to such a parent. (d) Work authorization renewals Beginning on the date of the enactment of this Act and ending on the date on which an alien’s application for contingent nonimmigrant status has been finally adjudicated, the Secretary shall, upon the application of an alien— (1) renew the employment authorization for an alien who possesses an Employment Authorization Document that was valid on the date of the enactment of this Act, and that was issued pursuant to the June 15, 2012, U.S. Department of Homeland Security Memorandum entitled, Exercising Prosecutorial Discretion With Respect to Individuals Who Came to the United States as Children who demonstrates economic necessity