; and (2) the term accredited United States institution of higher education means an institution that— (A) (i) is described in section 101(a) of the Higher Education Act of 1965 ( 20 U.S.C. 1001(a) ); or (ii) is a proprietary institution of higher education (as defined in section 102(b) of such Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1002(b) )); and (B) is accredited by an accrediting body that is itself accredited by— (i) the Department of Education; or (ii) the Council for Higher Education Accreditation. . 3402. Addressing visa backlogs (a) Noncitizens not subject to direct numerical limitations Section 201(b)(1) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1151(b) ), as amended by section 3106 and 3401, is further amended by adding at the end the following: (H) Noncitizens who are beneficiaries (including derivative beneficiaries) of an approved immigrant petition bearing a priority date that is more than 10 years before the noncitizen’s application for admission as an immigrant or for adjustment of status. (I) Noncitizens described in section 203(d). . (b) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date which is 60 days after the date of the enactment of this Act. 3403. Eliminating employment-based per country levels (a) In general Section 202(a)(2) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1152(a)(2) ), as amended by section 3103(a), is further amended— (1) in the paragraph heading, by striking and employment-based ; (2) by striking (3), (4), and (5), and inserting (3) and (4), ; (3) by striking subsections (a) and (b) of section 203 and inserting section 203(a) ; and (4) by striking such subsections and inserting such section . (b) Conforming amendments Section 202 of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1152 ), as amended by sections 3103, 3201, and subsection (a), is further amended— (1) in subsection (a)— (A) in paragraph (3), by striking both subsections (a) and (b) of section 203 and inserting section 203(a) ; and (B) by striking paragraph (5)