; or (B) until the date on which— (i) the alien receives a negative protection merits determination; or (ii) the alien otherwise receives employment authorization under any other provision of this Act. (c) Rules of construction (1) Detention Nothing in this section may be construed to expand or restrict the authority of the Secretary of Homeland Security to detain or release from detention an alien, if such detention or release from detention is authorized by law. (2) Limitation on authority The Secretary of Homeland Security may not authorize for employment in the United States an alien being processed under section 235(b)(1) or 235B in any circumstance not explicitly described in this section. . (b) Conforming amendment The table of contents for the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 235B, as added by section 141(b), the following: Sec. 235C. Employment eligibility. . B Protecting due process 511. Access to counsel (a) In general Section 235(b)(1)(B)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1225(b)(1)(B)(iv) ) is amended to read as follows: (iv) Information about protection determinations (I) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall provide an alien with information in plain language regarding protection determinations conducted under this section, including the information described in subclause (II)— (aa) at the time of the initial processing of the alien; and (bb) to the maximum extent practicable, in the alien’s native language or in a language the alien understands. (II) Information described The information described in this subclause is information relating to— (aa) the rights and obligations of the alien during a protection determination; (bb) the process by which a protection determination is conducted; (cc) the procedures to be followed by the alien in a protection determination; and (dd) the possible consequences of— (AA) not complying with the obligations referred to in item (aa)