; or (2) the alien fails, without good cause, to register with the Secretary at the end of each 36-month period after the granting of such status, in a form and manner specified by the Secretary. (i) Treatment of brief, casual, and innocent departures and certain other absences (1) In general For purposes of subsection (b)(2), an alien shall not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous residence in the United States by virtue of brief, casual, and innocent absences from the United States without regard to whether such absences were authorized by the Secretary. (2) Renewal of protected status For purposes of subsection (b)(2), in the case of an alien seeking to renew protected status under this section, absence from the United States for a continuous period, beginning on the date on which the Secretary most recently granted or renewed the alien’s protected status under this section— (A) of one year or less, shall not break the continuity of such residency requirement; and (B) of longer than one year, shall break the continuity of such residence, unless the applicant establishes to the satisfaction of the Secretary that he did not abandon his residence in the United States during such period. (j) Confidentiality (1) In general The Secretary may not disclose or use information provided under this section for the purpose of enforcing the immigration laws. (2) Referrals prohibited The Secretary may not refer any alien granted protected status under this section to U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement or to U.S. Customs and Border Protection. (3) Exception Notwithstanding paragraphs (1) and (2), the Secretary may disclose information provided under this section to Federal security and law enforcement agencies— (A) for assistance in the consideration of an application for protected status under this section; (B) to identify or prevent fraudulent claims for protected status under this section; (C) for national security purposes