; or (D) is a derivative beneficiary of a diversity immigrant as described in section 203(c). . (e) Transition Period Notwithstanding a denial of an application for adjustment of status, in the case of an alien whose qualifying relative died before the date of the enactment of this Act, such application may be renewed by the alien through a motion to reopen, without fee, filed within two years after the date of the enactment of this Act. In the case of an alien who was excluded, deported, removed or departed voluntarily before the date of the enactment of this Act, such alien shall be eligible for parole into the United States pursuant to the Secretary of Homeland Security’s authority under section 212(d)(5) ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(d)(5) ), and such alien’s application for adjustment of status shall be considered notwithstanding section 212(a)(9) ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(a)(9) ). 304. Eliminating the widowed permanent resident’s naturalization penalty Section 319(a) ( 8 U.S.C. 1429(a) ) is amended by inserting or, if the spouse is deceased, the spouse was a citizen of the United States, after (a) Any person whose spouse is a citizen of the United States, . IV Preventing sex offenders from using our immigration laws to bring innocent, unsus­pecting victims into the United States 401. Findings The Congress finds the following: (1) Immigration law allows citizens and aliens lawfully admitted for permanent residence to bring foreign family members to the United States on the basis of immediate relative status or a preference classification. (2) Immediate relative status and preference classifications are obtained by filing petitions with the Secretary of Homeland Security. (3) For national security purposes, the Secretary of Homeland Security conducts background checks on the beneficiaries of such petitions and, since September 11, 2001, on the petitioners as well. (4) The Government Accountability Office (GAO) has determined that, in fiscal year 2005, at least 398 of the petitioners who filed family-based visa petitions were on the