; and (2) by striking subparagraph (C) and inserting the following: (C) Recommendation to Congress to extend designation If the Secretary determines under subparagraph (A) that a foreign state (or part of such foreign state) continues to meet the condition for designation under paragraph (1), the Secretary of Homeland Security shall submit a recommendation to the Congress to extend the period of designation for not more than 18 months. The Secretary shall set forth the justification for the extension, including the humanitarian concerns, or how the extension otherwise is in the national interest. If, 90 days after the submission of the Secretary’s recommendation, the President has not signed into law legislation passed by the House and the Senate extending the designation, the designation shall be terminated in accordance with subsection (d)(3). . (b) Adjustment of status of aliens with temporary protected status Section 244(f)(4) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254(f)(4) ) is amended by striking the period at the end and inserting but shall not be regarded as satisfying the definition of the term admitted under section 101(a)(13)(A). . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act, except that the amendments made by subsection (a) shall not apply to extensions pursuant to subsection 244(b)(3)(C) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(3)(C) ) of designations originally made pursuant to section 244(b)(1) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a(b)(1) ) before such date. 609. Information on foreign crimes Section 245(a) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255(a) ) is amended by striking and (3) and inserting the following (3) the Secretary of Homeland Security or the Attorney General has thoroughly examined the records of the alien’s countries of prior residence to determine whether the alien has committed a crime in any of those countries that renders the alien inadmissible, and (4) . 610. Clarification of