Appellate Board means the Protection Appellate Board established under section 463 of the Homeland Security Act of 2002. (7) Protection determination decision The term protection determination decision means the service of a negative or positive protection determination outcome. (8) Secretary The term Secretary means the Secretary of Homeland Security. . (b) Clerical amendment The table of contents of the Immigration and Nationality Act ( 8 U.S.C. 1101 et seq. ) is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 240C the following: Sec. 240D. Protection merits removal proceedings. . 143. Voluntary departure after noncustodial processing