PROTECTION FROM EXPIRED LEGISLATION.

SEC. 108. PROTECTION FROM EXPIRED LEGISLATION. Section 203(b)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act (8 U.S.C. 1153(b)(5)), as amended by sections 102 and 103 of this division, is further amended by adding at the end the following: “(S) Protection from expired legislation.—Notwithstanding the expiration of legislation authorizing the regional center program under subparagraph (E), the Secretary of Homeland Security— “(i) shall continue processing petitions under sections 204(a)(1)(H) and 216A based on an investment in a new commercial enterprise associated with a regional center that were filed on or before September 30, 2026; “(ii) may not deny a petition described in clause (i) based on the expiration of such legislation; and “(iii) may not suspend or terminate the allocation of visas to the beneficiaries of approved petitions described in clause (i).” .