; and (B) cannot be returned to Mexico while their request for humanitarian protection is pending. (d) Authorization of appropriations There are authorized to be appropriated such sums as may be necessary to carry out subsection (a). C Establishing legal channels to the United States 331. Program to adjust the status of certain vulnerable refugees from Central America (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Refugee status The term refugee status has the meaning given the term in section 101(a)(42) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(42) ), except that the alien may apply inside his or her country of nationality if there is a designated application processing center present. (2) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security. (b) Purpose The purpose of this section is to establish a refugee processing program for nationals of El Salvador, Guatemala, and Honduras to respond to country conditions and the growing need to provide an alternative to the dangerous journey to the United States of America. (c) Admission of eligible Central American aliens as refugees Notwithstanding the numerical limitations set forth in sections 201, 202, and 207 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151 , 1152, and 1157), the Secretary shall adjust the status of an alien who is a national of El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras to that of an alien admitted as a refugee if the alien— (1) applies for such refugee status at a Designated Application Processing Center (as defined in subsection (e)); and (2) is eligible under subsection (d). (d) Central Americans eligible for refugee admission (1) In general Admission as a refugee or adjustment of status to that of a refugee shall be available to any alien, or members of the alien’s family, if— (A) the alien is a national of El Salvador, Guatemala, or Honduras; (B) the alien otherwise meets the definition of a refugee, except that the alien may apply from inside his or her country of nationality