; or . (e) Record of admission (1) In general Section 249 of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1259 ) is amended to read as follows: 249. Record of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972 The Secretary of Homeland Security, in the discretion of the Secretary and under such regulations as the Secretary may prescribe, may enter a record of lawful admission for permanent residence in the case of any alien, if no such record is otherwise available and the alien— (1) entered the United States before January 1, 1972; (2) has continuously resided in the United States since such entry; (3) has been a person of good moral character since such entry; (4) is not ineligible for citizenship; (5) is not described in paragraph (1)(A)(iv), (2), (3), (6)(C), (6)(E), or (8) of section 212(a); and (6) did not, at any time, without reasonable cause fail or refuse to attend or remain in attendance at a proceeding to determine the alien’s inadmissibility or deportability. Such recordation shall be effective as of the date of approval of the application or as of the date of entry if such entry occurred prior to July 1, 1924. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of contents for such Act is amended by amending the item relating to section 249 to read as follows: Sec. 249. Record of admission for permanent residence in the case of certain aliens who entered the United States prior to January 1, 1972. . (f) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and sections 208(b)(2)(A), 212(a), 240A, 240B, 241(b)(3), and 249 of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as so amended, shall apply to— (1) all aliens in removal, deportation, or exclusion proceedings; (2) all applications pending on, or filed after, the date of the enactment of this Act