; or (2) precluding the use of section 101(a)(15)(B)(ii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, as added by subsection (a), for family travel for pleasure in accordance with the policies and procedures in effect on the day before the date of the enactment of this Act. V Self-sufficiency and due process A Work authorizations 501. Work authorization Section 208(d)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(d)(2) ) is amended to read as follows: (2) Employment eligibility Except as provided in section 235C— (A) an applicant for asylum is not entitled to employment authorization, but such authorization may be provided by the Secretary of Homeland Security by regulation; and (B) an applicant who is not otherwise eligible for employment authorization may not be granted employment authorization under this section before the date that is 180 days after the date on which the applicant files an application for asylum. . 502. Employment eligibility (a) In general Chapter 4 of title II of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1221 et seq. ), as amended by section 141(a), is further amended by adding at the end the following: 235C. Employment eligibility (a) Expedited employment eligibility (1) In general The Secretary of Homeland Security shall authorize employment for any alien who— (A) (i) is processed under the procedures described in section 235(b)(1) and receives a positive protection determination pursuant to such procedures; or (ii) (I) is processed under the procedures described in section 235B; and (II) (aa) receives a positive protection determination and is subsequently referred under section 235B(c)(2)(B)(i) for a protection merits interview; or (bb) is referred under section 235B(f)(1) for a protection merits interview