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104 STAT. 512 PUBLIC LAW 101-380 —AUG. 18, 1990 mate, or operator licensed under section 7101(c)(1) or (3) of this title shall— "(1) temporarily relieve the master or individual in charge; "(2) temporarily take command of the vessel; "(3) in the case of a vessel required to have a log under chapter 113 of this title, immediately enter the details of the incident in the log; and "(4) report those details to the Secretary— "(A) by the most expeditious means available; and "(B) in written form transmitted within 12 hours after the vessel arrives at its next port.". SEC. 4105. ACCESS TO NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER. (a) ACCESS TO REGISTER.— Section 206(b) of the National Driver Register Act of 1982 (23 U.S.C. 401 note) is amended— (1) by redesignating the second paragraph (5) (as added to the end of that section by section 4(b)(l) of the Rail Safety Improvement Act of 1988) as paragraph (6); and (2) by adding at the end the following: "(7)(A) Any individual who holds or who has applied for a license or certificate of registry under section 7101 of title 46, United States Code, or a merchant mariner's document under section 7302 of title 46, United States Code, may request the chief driver licensing official of a State to transmit to the Secretary of the department in which the Coast Guard is operating in accordance with subsection (a) information regarding the motor vehicle driving record of the individual. "(B) The Secretary— "(i) may receive information transmitted by the chief driver licensing official of a State pursuant to a request under subparagraph (A); "(ii) shall make the information available to the individual for review and written comment before denying, suspending, or revoking the license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner's document of the individual based on that information and before using that information in any action taken under chapter 77 of title 46, United States Code; and "(iii) may not otherwise divulge or use that information, except for the purposes of section 7101, 7302, or 7703 of title 46, United States Code. "(C) Information regarding the motor vehicle driving record of an individual may not be trsinsmitted to the Secretary under this paragraph if the information was entered in the Register more than 3 years before the date of the request for the information, unless the information relates to revocations or suspensions that are still in effect on the date of the request. Information submitted to the Register by States under the Act of July 14, 1960 (74 Stat. 526), or under this title shall be subject to access for the purpose of this paragraph during the transition to the Register described under section 203(c) of this title.". (b) CONFORMING AMENDMENTS.— (1) REVIEW OF INFORMATION RECEIVED FROM REGISTER. —Chapter 75 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: