; or (III) the only countries through which the alien transited en route to the United States were, at the time of the transit, not parties to the 1951 United Nations Convention relating to the Status of Refugees, the 1967 Protocol Relating to the Status of Refugees, or the United Nations Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment. . 203. Application timing Section 208(a)(2)(B) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(a)(2)(B) ) is amended by striking 1 year and inserting 6 months . 204. Clarification of burden of proof Section 208(b)(1)(B)(i) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(1)(B)(i) ) is amended by striking at least one central reason and inserting the central reason . 205. Anti-fraud investigative work product (a) Asylum credibility determinations Section 208(b)(1)(B)(iii) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(1)(B)(iii) ) is amended by inserting after all relevant factors the following: , including statements made to, and investigative reports prepared by, immigration authorities and other government officials . (b) Relief for removal credibility determinations Section 240(c)(4)(C) of such Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1229a(c)(4)(C) ) is amended by inserting , including statements made to, and investigative reports prepared by, immigration authorities and other government officials after all relevant factors . 206. Additional exception Section 208(b)(2)(A) of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1158(b)(2)(A) ) is amended— (1) in clause (v), by striking or at the end; (2) in clause (vi), by striking the period and inserting ; or