; (3) has not been convicted of a violent misdemeanor offense; and (4) has been continuously physically present and continuously resided in the United States since the date on which the alien was granted deferred action. (c) Employment authorization The Secretary shall grant employment authorization, or other appropriate work permit, to each alien granted conditional protected status under this section, which shall be effective throughout the period the alien maintains such status. (d) Treatment of brief, casual, and innocent departures For purposes of subsection (b)(3), an alien shall not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical presence or 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 Attorney General. (e) Term; renewals The term of conditional protected status under this section shall be for a 10-year period, which may be renewed for additional 10-year periods. (f) Adjustment of status For purposes of adjustment of status under section 245 or change of status under section 248— (1) the alien shall be considered as having been inspected and admitted into the United States, and as being in, and maintaining lawful status as a nonimmigrant; and (2) the Secretary shall waive the grounds of inadmissibility and the grounds of deportability described in subsection (b)(2). (g) Alien not considered a qualified alien An alien granted conditional protected status under this section shall not be considered a qualified alien for purposes of title IV of the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act of 1996 ( 8 U.S.C. 1601 et seq.). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents for the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 note) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 244 the following: 244A. Conditional protected status for certain individuals who came to the United States as children. .