with section 214(s) of that Act, if the individual is otherwise eligible for admission. An alien admitted under section 101(a)(15)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1184(b) ) shall not be considered to have been admitted to the United States for purposes of section 245(a) of that Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1255(a) ). (e) Rule of construction Nothing in this Act, or the amendments made by this Act, shall be construed as limiting the authority of immigration officers to refuse to admit to the United States an applicant under section 101(a)(15)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101(a)(15)(B) ) who fails to meet one or more of the criteria under section 214(s) of that Act, or who is inadmissible under section 212(a) of that Act.