; and (II) (aa) the term permanent resident parent includes permanent resident step-parent ; and (bb) none of the following shall affect the ability of a step-child who was battered or subjected to extreme cruelty to file a self-petition or have the self-petition favorably adjudicated and shall not lead to revocation of an approved VAWA self-petition— (AA) death of the step-child self-petitioner’s natural parent; (BB) death of the step-child self-petitioner’s step-parent; or (CC) divorce between the step-child VAWA self-petitioner’s parent and step-parent. . (c) Effective date The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date of the enactment of this Act and shall apply to VAWA self-petitions filed before, on, or after the date of the enactment of this Act. 14. Waiver of monetary penalty Section 274D of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1324d ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (a) Exception Subsection (a) shall not apply to an alien who is a VAWA self-petitioner, as defined in section 101(a)(51), or who has filed an application for nonimmigrant status under subparagraph (T) or (U) of section 101(a)(15) or a petition for Special Immigrant Juvenile status under section 101(a)(27)(J). . 15. Technical correction Section 240(c)(7)(C)(iv) of the Immigration and Nationality Act is amended— (1) by amending the heading to read as follows: (iv) Special rule for battered spouses, children, and parents ; (2) in subclause (I), by striking or section 240A(b)(2) and inserting , section 240A(b), or section 244(a)(3) (as in effect on March 31, 1997)