; and (B) such alien’s application for adjustment of status shall be considered notwithstanding section 212(a)(9) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9) ). (3) Eligibility for parole If an alien described in section 204(l) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154(l) ), was excluded, deported, removed, or departed voluntarily before the date of the enactment of this Act— (A) such alien shall be eligible for parole into the United States pursuant to the Secretary of Homeland Security’s discretionary authority under section 212(d)(5) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5) ); and (B) such alien’s application for adjustment of status shall be considered notwithstanding section 212(a)(9) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9) ). (b) Processing of immigrant visas and derivative petitions (1) In general Section 204(b) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1154(b) ) is amended— (A) by striking After an investigation and inserting the following: (1) In general After an investigation ; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Death of qualifying relative (A) In general Any alien described in subparagraph (B) whose qualifying relative died before the completion of immigrant visa processing may have an immigrant visa application adjudicated as if such death had not occurred. An immigrant visa issued before the death of the qualifying relative shall remain valid after such death. (B) Alien described An alien described in this subparagraph is an alien who— (i) is an immediate relative (as described in section 201(b)(2)(A)); (ii) is a family-sponsored immigrant (as described in subsection (a) or (d) of section 203); (iii) is a derivative beneficiary of an employment-based immigrant under section 203(b) (as described in section 203(d))