; and (II) by striking paragraph (3); and (ii) by striking subsection (e); (B) in section 203(e), by striking paragraph (2) and redesignating paragraph (3) as paragraph (2); and (C) in section 204— (i) in subsection (a)(1), by striking subparagraph (I); and (ii) in subsection (e), by striking subsection (a), (b), or (c) of section 203 and inserting subsection (a) or (b) of section 203 . (3) Effective date This subsection and the amendments made by this subsection shall take effect on the first day of the first full fiscal year beginning after September 30, 2025 and after the date on which no alien has a petition for an immigrant visa or adjustment of status under section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1153(c) ), or any appeal pertaining to such petition, pending. (4) Escrow for pending applications (A) In general On the date of the effective date of this subsection, a number of immigrant visas equal to any visas under section 203(c)(2) for the prior fiscal year that are unused shall be made available for award to covered aliens in accordance with section 203(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as in effect on the date that is 1 day prior to the effective date of this subsection. (B) Covered alien For purposes of this paragraph, the term covered alien means an alien who— (i) on the date on which the application period under section 204(a)(1)(I) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as in effect on the day prior to the effective date of this subsection, ended had an application pending for contingent nonimmigrant status