; and (2) aliens subject to removal proceedings under section 240. (i) No offset in number of visas available The granting of adjustment of status under this section shall not reduce the number of immigrant visas authorized to be issued under any provision of this Act. (j) Treatment of brief, casual, and innocent departures and certain other absences An alien who has failed to maintain the 3-year continuous physical presence requirement under subsection (c) because of brief, casual, and innocent departures or, emergency travel, or extenuating circumstances outside of the control of the alien, shall not be considered to have failed to maintain continuous physical presence in the United States. (k) Definition In this section, the term domestic partner means an adult of at least 18 years of age in a committed relationship with an alien applying for adjustment of status under this section. A committed relationship is one in which the employee and the domestic partner of the employee are each other’s sole domestic partner (and are not married to or domestic partners with anyone else) and share responsibility for a significant measure of each other’s common welfare and financial obligations. This includes any relationship between two individuals of the same or opposite sex that is granted legal recognition by a State or by the District of Columbia as a marriage or analogous relationship (including a civil union). . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq.) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 244 the following: Sec. 244A. Adjustment of status for certain nationals of El Salvador granted or eligible for temporary protected status. . 3. Adjustment of relation of period of temporary protected status to cancellation of removal Section 244(e) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1254a(e) ) is amended— (1) by striking With respect to an alien and inserting the following: (1) In general With respect to an alien