; (B) by striking paragraph (3); (C) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); (D) by adding after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Before the conclusion of removal proceedings If an alien is not described in paragraph (2)(A)(iii) or (4) of section 237(a), the Secretary of Homeland Security may permit the alien to voluntarily depart the United States at the alien’s own expense under this subsection after the initiation of removal proceedings under section 240 and before the conclusion of such proceedings before an immigration judge. ; (E) in paragraph (3), as redesignated— (i) by amending subparagraph (A) to read as follows: (A) Instead of removal Subject to subparagraph (C), permission to voluntarily depart under paragraph (1) shall not be valid for any period in excess of 120 days. The Secretary may require an alien permitted to voluntarily depart under paragraph (1) to post a voluntary departure bond, to be surrendered upon proof that the alien has departed the United States within the time specified. ; (ii) by redesignating subparagraphs (B), (C), and (D) as subparagraphs (C), (D), and (E), respectively