; and (ii) all evidence reasonably available, including any valid or expired travel document. (B) Evidence available to Secretary of Homeland Security (i) In general If the Secretary of Homeland Security determines that an applicant is not a stateless person, the Secretary shall submit to the applicant and, if relevant, to the applicant’s counsel, any information or evidence available to the Secretary (other than information or evidence initially provided by the applicant) regarding the legal status of the applicant in the applicant’s country of birth or prior residence or any country with which the applicant has a relevant association, including information on the relevant laws and practices of the countries concerned. (ii) Inapplicability to certain information Clause (i) shall not apply to information that is classified or otherwise protected from disclosure by law. (C) Consideration of response The Secretary of Homeland Security may consider as substantial evidence that an individual is not considered by a state to be national of the state the following: (i) In a case in which the Secretary of Homeland Security requests, from a state with which a noncitizen has a relevant association, information with respect to the noncitizen’s nationality status, a lack of response from the competent authority of such state during the 120-day period beginning on the date of such request. (ii) A pro forma response from the state that lacks an application of the law or facts to the particular individual. (iii) For non-recalcitrant states, the refusal of the state to accept the noncitizen for deportation or removal. (d) Fees The Secretary of Homeland Security may not charge a noncitizen any fee in connection with an application for, or issuance of, stateless protected status under this section, employment authorization, or travel documents. (e) Jurisdiction and review (1) In general The Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services shall have jurisdiction over an application for stateless protected status and