; and (II) the eligible individual clears the vetting requirements established under subparagraph (A). (ii) Prioritization The Secretary of Homeland Security shall prioritize the vetting of applicants under this paragraph in a manner that best ensures national security. (iii) Previous vetting The Secretary of Homeland Security shall conduct the vetting requirements established under subparagraph (A) with respect to each applicant for adjustment of status under this section regardless of whether the applicant has undergone previous vetting. (C) Interview at port of entry An interview of an individual by a U.S. Customs and Border Protection official at a port of entry shall not be considered to satisfy the in-person interview requirement under subparagraph (A)(i). (D) Rule of construction Nothing in this paragraph may be construed to require, as part of the vetting requirements under this subsection, that the Secretary of Homeland Security collect from an applicant any biometric information that the Department of Homeland Security already has on file. (2) Vetting database requirement (A) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security, in consultation with the Secretary of Defense and, as appropriate, partners in the intelligence community (including officials of the Department of State, the Federal Bureau of Investigation, and the National Counterterrorism Center), shall maintain records that contain, for each applicant under this section for the duration of the pendency of their application for adjustment of status— (i) personal biographic information, including name and date of birth; (ii) biometric information, including, where available, iris scans, photographs, and fingerprints