; (B) allow counsel and an interested party to advocate on behalf of the covered individual, including by providing to the examining immigration officer information, documentation, and other evidence in support of the covered individual; and (C) to the greatest extent practicable, accommodate a request by the covered individual for counsel or an interested party to appear in person at the secondary or deferred inspection site. (3) Special rule for lawful permanent residents (A) In general Except as provided in subparagraph (B), the Secretary of Homeland Security may not accept a Form I–407 Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status (or a successor form) from a lawful permanent resident subject to secondary or deferred inspection without first providing such lawful permanent resident a meaningful opportunity to seek advice from counsel. (B) Exception The Secretary of Homeland Security may accept a Form I–407 Record of Abandonment of Lawful Permanent Resident Status (or a successor form) from any lawful permanent resident subject to secondary or deferred inspection if such lawful permanent resident knowingly, intelligently, and voluntarily waives, in writing, the opportunity to seek advice from counsel. (4) Definitions In this section: (A) Counsel The term counsel means— (i) an attorney who is a member in good standing of the bar of any State, the District of Columbia, or a territory or a possession of the United States and is not under an order suspending, enjoining, restraining, disbarring, or otherwise restricting the attorney in the practice of law; or (ii) an individual accredited by the Attorney General, acting as a representative of an organization recognized by the Executive Office for Immigration Review, to represent a covered individual in immigration matters. (B) Covered individual The term covered individual means an individual subject to secondary or deferred inspection who is— (i) a national of the United States