and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1182(c) ), as such section was in effect prior to the enactment of the Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 ( Public Law 104–132 ), or section 240A of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229b ), as amended by this Act. (b) Alien described An alien referred to in subsection (a) is an alien who received a final order of exclusion, deportation, or removal, or a decision on a petition for review or petition for habeas corpus, on or after September 30, 1996, and who was— (1) excluded, deported, or removed from the United States by reason of having committed a criminal offense that was not a basis for removal, exclusion, or deportation on the date on which the offense was committed