; (2) in subparagraph (C), by striking (D), and inserting (C), ; (3) in subparagraph (D)— (A) by striking subparagraphs (B) and (C), and inserting subparagraph (B), ; (B) by striking either ; and (C) by striking asylum or extraordinary and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting asylum. ; and (4) by redesignating subparagraphs (C) and (D) as subparagraphs (B) and (C), respectively. 1204. Gender-based persecution (a) Treatment as refugee Section 101(a)(42) ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (C) For purposes of determinations under this Act, a person who establishes that he or she suffered persecution in the past, or has a well-founded fear of persecution, on account of gender shall be considered to have suffered persecution, or to have a well-founded fear of persecution, on account of membership in a particular social group. . (b) Restriction on removal to country where alien would be threatened Section 241(b)(3) ( 8 U.S.C. 1231(b)(3) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (D) Gender-based persecution For purposes of determinations under this paragraph, an alien who establishes that the alien’s life or freedom would be threatened in a country on account of gender shall be considered to have established that the alien’s life or freedom would be threatened in that country on account of membership in a particular social group. . XIII Temporary protected status 1301. Adjustment of status for certain recipients of temporary protected status (a) In general Section 245 ( 8 U.S.C. 1255 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (n) (1) If, in the opinion of the Secretary of the Homeland Security Department, a person granted temporary protected status under section 244— (A) has been physically present in the United States in that status for a continuous period of at least 5 years; (B) has at all times been a person of good moral character; (C) has never been convicted of a criminal offense in the United States