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 PUBLIC LAW 101-380—AUG. 18, 1990 104 STAT. 509 TITLE IV—PREVENTION AND REMOVAL Subtitle A—Prevention SEC. 4101. REVIEW OF ALCOHOL AND DRUG ABUSE AND OTHER MATTERS IN ISSUING LICENSES, CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY, AND MERCHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS. (a) LICENSES AND CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY.— Section 7101 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(g) The Secretary may not issue a license or certificate of registry under this section unless an individual applying for the license or certificate makes available to the Secretary, under section 206(b)(7) of the National Driver Register Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 note), any information contained in the National Driver Register related to an offense described in section 205(a)(3)(A) or (B) of that Act committed by the individual. "(h) The Secretary may review the criminal record of an individual who applies for a license or certificate of registry under this section. "(i) The Secretary shall require the testing of an individual who applies for issuance or renewal of a license or certificate of registry under this chapter for use of a dangerous drug in violation of law or Federal regulation.". (b) MERCHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS.—Section 7302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(c) The Secretary may not issue a merchant mariner's document under this chapter unless the individual applying for the document makes available to the Secretary, under section 206(b)(7) of the National Driver Register Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 note), any information contained in the National Driver Register related to an offense described in section 205(a)(3)(A) or (B) of that Act committed by the individual. "(d) The Secretary may review the criminal record of an individual who applies for a merchant mariner's document under this section. "(e) The Secretary shall require the testing of an individual applying for issuance or renewal of a merchant mariner's document under this chapter for the use of a dangerous drug in violation of law or Federal regulation.". SEC. 4102. TERM OF LICENSES, CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY, AND MER- CHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS; CRIMINAL RECORD RE- VIEWS IN RENEWALS. (a) LICENSES.— Section 7106 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by inserting "and may be renewed for additional 5-year periods" after "is valid for 5 years". (b) CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY.— Section 7107 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking "is not limited in duration." and inserting "is valid for 5 years and may be renewed for additional 5- year periods.". (c) MERCHANT MARINERS' DOCUMENTS.— Section 7302 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: "(f) A merchant mariner's document issued under this chapter is valid for 5 years and may be renewed for additional 5-year periods.".

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