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104TH CONGRESS

1ST SESSION H. R. 2558

To amend chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code, to provide for the

transfer of selected National Driver Register functions to non-Federal

management, to provide authorizations for appropriations for each of

fiscal years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes.

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

OCTOBER 30, 1995

Mr. OBERSTAR (by request) introduced the following bill; which was referred

to the Committee on Transportation and Infrastructure

A BILL

To amend chapter 303 of title 49, United States Code,

to provide for the transfer of selected National Driver

Register functions to non-Federal management, to provide authorizations for appropriations for each of fiscal

years 1996 and 1997, and for other purposes.

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled,

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Driver Reg5 ister Amendments of 1995’’.
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1 SEC. 2. TRANSFER OF SELECTED NATIONAL DRIVER REG2 ISTER FUNCTIONS TO NON-FEDERAL MAN3 AGEMENT.

4 Section 30302 of title 49, United States Code, is

5 amended by adding at the end the following:

6 ‘‘(e) TRANSFER OF SELECTED FUNCTIONS TO NON7 FEDERAL MANAGEMENT.—(1) The Secretary may enter

8 into an agreement with an organization that represents

9 the interests of the States to manage, administer, and op10 erate the National Driver Register’s computer timeshare

11 and user assistance functions. If the Secretary decides to

12 enter into such an agreement, the Secretary shall ensure

13 that the management of these functions is compatible with

14 this chapter and the regulations issued to implement this

15 chapter.

16 ‘‘(2) Any transfer of the National Driver Register’s

17 computer timeshare and user assistance functions to an

18 organization that represents the interests of the States

19 shall begin only after a determination is made by the Sec20 retary that all States are participating in the National

21 Driver Register’s ‘Problem Driver Pointer System’, the

22 system used by the Register to effect the exchange of

23 motor vehicle driving records, and that the system is func24 tioning properly.

25 ‘‘(3) The agreement entered into under this sub26 section shall include a provision for a transition period suf-
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1 ficient to allow the States to make the budgetary and leg2 islative changes that the States may need to pay fees

3 charged by the organization representing their interests

4 for their use of the National Driver Register’s computer

5 timeshare and user assistance functions. During this tran6 sition period, the Secretary (acting through the National

7 Highway Traffic Safety Administration) shall continue to

8 fund these transferred functions.

9 ‘‘(4) The total of the fees charged by the organization

10 representing the interests of the States in any fiscal year

11 for the use of the National Driver Register’s computer

12 timeshare and user assistance functions shall not exceed

13 the total cost to the organization for performing these

14 functions in such fiscal year.

15 ‘‘(5) Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to

16 diminish, limit, or otherwise affect the authority of the

17 Secretary to carry out this chapter.’’.

18 SEC. 3. ACCESS TO REGISTER INFORMATION.

19 (a) CONFORMING AMENDMENT.—Section

20 30305(b)(2) of title 49, United States Code, is amended

21 by inserting before the period at the end the following:

22 ‘‘, unless the information is about a revocation or suspen23 sion still in effect on the date of the request’’.

24 (b) FEDERAL AGENCY ACCESS.—Section 30305(b) of

25 such title is further amended—
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1 (1) by redesignating paragraphs (6) and (7) as

2 paragraphs (8) and (9), respectively; and

3 (2) by inserting after paragraph (5) the follow4 ing:

5 ‘‘(6) The head of a Federal department or agency

6 that issues motor vehicle operator’s licenses may request

7 the chief driver licensing official of a State to obtain infor8 mation under subsection (a) of this section about an indi9 vidual applicant for a motor vehicle operator’s license from

10 such department or agency. The department or agency

11 may receive the information, provided that the department

12 or agency transmits to the Secretary a report regarding

13 any individual who is denied a motor vehicle operator’s

14 license by that department or agency for cause; whose

15 motor vehicle operator’s license is revoked, suspended, or

16 canceled by that department or agency for cause; or about

17 whom the department or agency has been notified of a

18 conviction of any of the motor vehicle-related offenses or

19 comparable offenses listed in section 30304(a)(3) and over

20 whom the department or agency has licensing authority.

21 The report shall contain the information specified in sec22 tion 30304(b).

23 ‘‘(7) The head of a Federal department or agency au24 thorized to receive information regarding an individual
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1 from the Register under this section may request and re2 ceive such information from the Secretary.’’.

3 SEC. 4. AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS.

4 Section 30308(a) of title 49, United States Code, is

5 amended—

6 (1) by striking ‘‘1994 and’’ and inserting

7 ‘‘1994,’’; and

8 (2) by inserting after ‘‘1995,’’ the following:

9 ‘‘and $2,400,000 for each of fiscal years 1996 and

10 1997’’.

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