National Driver Register Act of 1982
PL 97-364 (H.R.6170), enacted 10/25/1982

96 STAT. 1738 
PUBLIC LAW 97-364—OCT. 25, 1982 
Public Law 97-364 
97th Congress 
Oct. 25, 1982 
[H.R. 6170] 
Alcohol traffic 
safety programs 
and national 
driver register. 
Grants. 
23 u s e 408. 
Federal share 
payments. 
23 u s e 402. 
An Act 
To amend title 23, United States Code, to encourage the establishment by States of 
effective alcohol traffic safety programs and to require the Secretary of Transporta-
tion to administer a national driver register to assist State driver licensing officials 
in electronically exchanging information regarding the motor vehicle driving 
records of certain individuals. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representatives of the 
United States of America in Congress assembled, 
TITLE I—ALCOHOL TRAFFIC SAFETY PROGRAMS 
SEC. 101. (a) Chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, is amended 
by adding at the end thereof the following new section: 
"§ 408. Alcohol traffic safety programs 
"(a) Subject to the provisions of this section, the Secretary shall 
make basic and supplemental grants to those States which adopt 
and implement effective programs to reduce traffic safety problems 
resulting from persons driving while under the influence of alcohol. 
Such grants may only be used by recipient States to implement and 
enforce such programs. 
"(b) No grant may be made to a State under this section in any 
fiscal year unless such State enters into such agreements with the 
Secretary as the Secretary may require to ensure that such State 
will maintain its aggregate expenditures from all other sources for 
alcohol traffic safety programs at or above the average level of such 
expenditures in its two fiscal years preceding the date of enactment 
of this section. 
"(c) No State may receive grants under this section in more than 
three fiscal years. The Federal share payable for any grant under 
this section shall not exceed— 
"(1) in the first fiscal year the State receives a grant under 
this section, 75 per centum of the cost of implementing and 
enforcing in such fiscal year the alcohol traffic safety program 
adopted by the State pursuant to subsection (a); 
"(2) in the second fiscal year the State receives a grant under 
this section, 50 per centum of the cost of implementing and 
enforcing in such fiscal year such program; and 
"(3) in the third fiscal year the State receives a grant under 
this section, 25 per centum of the cost of implementing and 
enforcing in such fiscal year such program. 
"(d)(1) Subject to subsection (c), the amount of a basic grant made 
under this section for any fiscal year to any State which is eligible 
for such a grant under subsection (e)(1) shall equal 30 per centum of 
the amount apportioned to such State for fiscal year 1983 under 
section 402 of this title. 
"(2) Subject to subsection (c), the amount of a supplemental grant 
made under this section for any fiscal year to any State which is 
eligible for such a grant under subsection (e)(2) shall not exceed 20 
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per centum of the amount apportioned to such State for fiscal year 
1983 under section 402 of this title. Such supplemental grant shall 
be in addition to any basic grant received by such State. 
"(e)(1) For purposes of this section, a State is eligible for a basic 
grant if such State provides— 
"(A) for the prompt suspension, for a period not less than 
ninety days in the case of a first offender and not less than one 
year in the case of any repeat offender, of the driver's license of 
any individual who a law enforcement officer has probable 
cause under State law to believe has committed an alcohol-
related traffic offense, and (i) to whom is administered one or 
more chemical tests to determine whether the individual was 
intoxicated while operating the motor vehicle and who is deter-
mined, as a result of such tests, to be intoxicated, or (ii) who 
refuses to submit to such a test as proposed by the officer; 
"(B) for a mandatory sentence, which shall not be subject to 
suspension or probation, of (i) imprisonment for not less than 
forty-eight consecutive hours, or (ii) not less than ten days of 
community service, of any person convicted of driving while 
intoxicated more than once in any five-year period; 
"(C) that any person with a blood alcohol concentration of 0.10 
percent or greater when driving a motor vehicle shall be 
deemed to be driving while intoxicated; and 
"(D) for increased efforts or resources dedicated to the 
enforcement of alcohol-related traffic laws and increased efforts 
to inform the public of such enforcement. 
"(2) For purposes of this section, a State is eligible for a supple-
mental grant if such State is eligible for a basic grant and in 
addition provides for some or all of the criteria established by the 
Secretary under subsection (f). 
"(f) The Secretary shall, by rule, establish criteria for effective 
programs to reduce traffic safety problems resulting from persons 
driving while under the influence of alcohol, which criteria shall be 
in addition to those required for a basic grant under subsection 
(e)(1). The Secretary shall establish such criteria in cooperation with 
the States and political subdivisions thereof, appropriate Federal 
departments and agencies, and such other public and nonprofit 
organizations as the Secretary may deem appropriate. Such criteria 
may include, but need not be limited to, requirements— 
"(1) for the establishment and maintenance of a statewide 
driver recordkeeping system from which repeat offenders may 
be identified and which is accessible in a prompt and timely 
manner to the courts and to the public; 
"(2) for the creation and operation of rehabilitation and treat-
ment programs for those arrested and convicted of driving while 
intoxicated; 
"(3) for the impoundment of any vehicle operated on a State 
road by any individual whose driver's license is suspended or 
revoked for an alcohol-related driving offense; 
"(4) for the establishment in each major political subdivision 
of a State of locally coordinated alcohol traffic safety programs 
which are administered by local officials and are financially 
self-sufficient; 
"(5) for the grant of presentence screening authority to the 
courts; 
"(6) for the setting of the minimum drinking age in such State 
at twenty-one years of age; 
23 use 402. 
State eligibility. 
Effective 
program 
critera. 
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Appropriation 
authorization. 
23 u s e 101 et 
seq. 
Regulations, 
publication in 
Federal 
Register. 
23 u s e 408 note. 
Ante, p. 1738. 
Disapproval by 
eongress. 
"(7) for the consideration of and, where consistent with other 
provisions of State law and constitution the adoption of, recom-
mendations that the Presidential Commission on Drunk Driving 
may issue during the period in which rules are being made to 
carry out this section. 
"(g) There is hereby authorized to be appropriated to carry out 
this section, out of the Highway Trust Fund, $25,000,000 for the 
fiscal year ending September 30, 1983, and $50,000,000 per fiscal 
year for each of the fiscal years ending September 30, 1984, and 
September 30, 1985. All provisions of chapter 1 of this title that are 
applicable to Federal-aid primary highway funds, other than provi-
sions relating to the apportionment formula and provisions limiting 
the expenditures of such funds to Federal-aid systems, shall apply to 
the funds authorized to be appropriated to carry out this section, 
except as determined by the Secretary to be inconsistent with this 
section. Sums authorized by this subsection shall not be subject to 
any obligation limitation for State and community highway safety 
programs.". 
Ot)) The analysis for chapter 4 of title 23, United States Code, is 
amended by adding at the end thereof the following: 
"408. Alcohol traffic safety programs.". 
(c) The Secretary of Transportation shall issue and publish in the 
Federal Register proposed regulations to implement section 408 of 
title 23, United States Code, not later than November 1, 1982. The 
Secretary shall allow public comment and hold public hearings on 
the proposed regulations to encourage maximum citizen participa-
tion. The final regulations shall be issued, published in the Federal 
Register, and transmitted to Congress before February 1, 1983. To 
the extent such regulations relate to the making of basic grants 
under such section 408, such regulations shall become effective on 
the date on which they are published in the Federal Register. To the 
extent such regulations relate to the making of supplemental grants 
under such section 408, such regulations shall become effective 
April 1, 1983, unless before such date either House of Congress by 
resolution disapproves such regulations to such extent. If such 
regulations are so disapproved by either House of Congress, the 
Secretary shall not obligate for such supplemental grants any 
amount authorized to carry out such section 408 for the fiscal year 
ending September 30, 1983, or any subsequent fiscal year, unless 
specifically authorized to do so by a statute enacted after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
National Driver 
Register Act of 
1982. 
TITLE II-NATIONAL DRIVER REGISTER 
SHORT TITLE 
23 use 401 note. 
SEC. 201. This title may be cited as the "National Driver Register 
Act of 1982". 
DEFINITIONS 
23 use 401 note. 
SEC. 202. For purposes of this title, the term— 
(1) "alcohol" has the meaning given such term by the Secre-
tary of Transportation under regulations prescribed by the 
Secretary; 
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(2) "chief driver licensing official" means the official in each 
State who is authorized to (A) maintain any record regarding 
any motor vehicle operator's license issued by such State; and 
(B) grant, deny, revoke, suspend, or cancel any motor vehicle 
operator's license issued by such State; 
(3) "controlled substance" has the meaning given such term 
in section 102(6) of the Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention 
and Control Act of 1970 (21 U.S.C. 802(6)); 
(4) "highway" means any road or street; 
(5) "motor vehicle" means any vehicle, machine, tractor, 
trailer, or semitrailer propelled or drawn by mechanical power 
and used on a highway, except that such term does not include 
any vehicle, machine, tractor, trailer, or semitrailer operated 
exclusively on a rail or rails; 
(6) "motor vehicle operator's license" means any license 
issued by a State which authorizes an individual to operate a 
motor vehicle on a highway; 
(7) "participating State" means any State which has notified 
the Secretary of its participation in the Register system, pursu-
ant to section 204 of this title; 
(8) "Register" and "Register system" mean the National 
Driver Register established under section 203 of this title; 
(9) "Secretary" means the Secretary of Transportation; 
(10) "State" means each of the several States, the District of 
Columbia, the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Is-
lands, Guam, American Samoa, the Northern Mariana Islands, 
the Trust Territory of the Pacific Islands, and any other terri-
tory or possession of the United States; and 
(11) "State of record" means any State which has transmitted 
to the Secretary, pursuant to section 205 of this title, any report 
regarding any individual who is the subject of a request for 
information made under section 206 of this title. 
ESTABLISHMENT OF REGISTER 
SEC. 203. (a) The Secretary shall, as soon as practicable after the 23 use 40i note. 
date of enactment of this title, establish and thereafter maintain a 
Register, to be known £is the National Driver Register, to assist chief 
driver licensing officials of participating States in exchanging infor-
mation regarding the motor vehicle driving records of individuals. 
The Register shall contain an index of the information that is information 
reported to the Secretary under section 205 of this title, and shall be 
designed to enable the Secretary, either electronically or, until such 
time as all States are capable of participating electronically, 
through the United States mails, to— 
(1) receive information submitted under section 205(a) of this 
title by the chief driver licensing official of any State of record; 
(2) receive any request for information made by the chief 
driver licensing official of any participating State under section 
206 of this title; 
(3) refer such request to the chief driver licensing official of 
any State of record; and 
(4) relay without interception of the actual information to the 
chief driver licensing official of a participating State any infor-
mation provided by any chief driver licensing official of a State 
of record in response to such request. 
index. 
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Final rule. 
23 u s e 313 note. 
44 u s e 3301 et 
seq. 
Erroneous 
information. 
(b) The Secretary shall not be responsible for the accuracy of any 
information relayed to the chief driver licensing official of any 
participating State, except that the Secretary shall maintain the 
Register in a manner that ensures against any inadvertent alter-
ation of information during any relay. 
(c)(1) The Secretary shall, within eighteen months after the date of 
enactment of this title, promulgate a final rule which provides for 
procedures for the orderly transition from the system regarding the 
motor vehicle driving records of individuals provided in Public Law 
86-660 (74 Stat. 526) to the Register established under subsection (a) 
of this section. 
(2) The Secretary shall not maintain in the Register any report or 
information which was compiled under the provisions of Public Law 
86-660 (74 Stat. 526) and was transferred to the Register after (A) 
the date the State of record removes it from the State's file; (B) 
seven years after the date such report or information is entered into 
the Register; or (C) the date of establishment of a fully electronic 
Register system, whichever is earlier. Such report or information 
shall be disposed of in accordance with the provisions of chapter 33 
of title 44, United States Code. 
(3) If the chief driver licensing official of any participating State 
finds that information which has been transmitted for inclusion in 
the Register under this section is erroneous or relates to a convic-
tion of a traffic offense which is subsequently reversed, such official 
shall immediately notify the Secretary of the error. The Secretary 
shall provide for the immediate deletion from the Register of such 
material. 
(d) The Secretary shall assign to the administration of this title 
such personnel as may be necessary to ensure the effective function-
ing of the Register system. 
(e) The Secretary may prescribe such regulations as may be 
necessary to carry out the provisions of this title. 
STATE PARTICIPATION 
23 u s e 401 note. 
Status 
termination. 
SEC. 204. (a) Any State may become a participating State under 
this title by notifying the Secretary of its intention to be bound by 
the provisions of section 205 of this title. 
(b) Any participating State may terminate its status as a partici-
pating State under this title by notifying the Secretary of its with-
drawal from participation in the Register system. 
(c) Any notification made by a State under subsection (a) or (b) of 
this section shall be made in such form, and according to such 
procedures, as the Secretary shall establish by regulation. 
REPORTS BY CHIEF DRIVER LICENSING OFFICIALS 
23 use 401 note. 
SEC. 205. (a) The chief driver licensing official in each participat-
ing State shall, as soon as practicable after the date of enactment of 
this title, transmit to the Secretary a report containing the informa-
tion required in subsection (b) of this section regarding any 
individual— 
(1) who is denied a motor vehicle operator's license by such 
State for cause; 
(2) whose motor vehicle operator's license is canceled, re-
voked, or suspended by such State, for cause; or 
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96 STAT. 1743 
(3) who is convicted under the laws of such State of the 
following 
motor 
vehicle-related 
offenses 
or 
comparable 
offenses— 
(A) operation of a motor vehicle while under the influ-
ence of, or impaired by, alcohol or a controlled substance; 
(B) a traffic violation arising in connection with a fatal 
traffic accident, reckless driving, or racing on the highways; 
(C) failure to render aid or provide identification when 
involved in an accident which results in a fatality or per-
sonal injury; or 
(D) perjury or the knowledgeable making of a false affida-
vit or statement to officials in connection with activities 
governed by a law or regulation relating to the operation of 
a motor vehicle. 
(b) Any report regarding an individual which is transmitted by a Required 
chief driver licensing official pursuant to subsection (a) of this information. 
section shall contain— 
(1) the legal name, date of birth (including day, month, and 
year), sex, and (at the Secretary's discretion) the height, weight, 
eye and hair color of such individual; 
(2) the name of the State transmitting such information; and 
(3) the social security account number, if used by the report-
ing State for driver record or motor vehicle license purposes, 
and the motor vehicle operator's license number of such individ-
ual (if that number is different from the operator's social secu-
rity account number); 
except that any report concerning an occurrence specified in subsec-
tion (a) (1), (2), or (3) of this section which occurs during the two-year 
period preceding the date on which such State becomes a participat-
ing State shall be sufficient if it contains all such information as is 
available to the chief driver licensing official on such date. 
(c) Any report required to be transmitted by a chief driver licens-
ing official of a State under subsection (a) of this section shall be 
transmitted to the Secretary— 
(1) not later than thirty-one days after receipt by a State 
motor vehicle department of any information specified in sub-
section (b) (1), (2), or (3) of this section which is the subject of 
such report, if the date of such occurrence is after the date on 
which such State becomes a participating State; or 
(2) not later than the expiration of the six-month period 
following the date on which such State becomes a participating 
State, if such report concerns an occurrence specified in subsec-
tion (a) (1), (2), or (3) of this section that occurs during the two-
year period preceding such date. 
(d) Nothing in this section shall be construed to require any State 
to report any information concerning any occurrence which occurs 
before the two-year period preceding the date on which the State 
becomes a participating State. 
ACCESSIBILITY OF REGISTER INFORMATION 
SEC. 206. (a)(1) For purposes of fulfilling his duties with respect to 23 USC 401 note. 
driver licensing, driver improvement, or highway safety, the chief 
driver licensing official of any participating State may, on and after 
the date of enactment of this title, request the Secretary to refer 
electronically or through the United States mails any request for 
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information regarding the motor vehicle driving record of any indi-
vidual to the chief driver licensing official of any State of record. 
(2) The Secretary shall electronically or through the United States 
mails relay to any chief driver licensing official of a participating 
State who requests information under paragraph (1) of this subsec-
tion any information received from the chief driver licensing official 
of any State of record regarding an individual in accordance with 
paragraph (1) of this subsection, except that the Secretary may 
refuse to relay any information to any such official who is the chief 
driver licensing official of a participating State which is not in 
compliance with the provisions of section 205 of this title. 
(b)(1) The Chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board 
and the Administrator of the Federal Highway Administration, for 
purposes of requesting information regarding any individual who is 
the subject of any accident investigation conducted by the Board or 
Bureau of Motor Carrier Safety, may request the chief driver licens-
ing official of a State to obtain information under subsection (a) of 
this section regarding such individual. The Chairman and Adminis-
trator may receive any such information. 
I^equests by 
(2) Any individual who is employed as a driver of a motor vehicle 
or emplwers 
^^ ^^^ Seeks employment as a driver of a motor vehicle may request 
the chief driver licensing official of the State in which the individual 
is employed or seeks employment to transmit information under 
subsection (a) of this section to his employer or prospective em-
ployer. An employer or prospective employer may receive such 
information regarding any such individual, and shall make that 
information available to the affected individual. There shall be no 
access to information in the Register under this paragraph if such 
information was entered in the Register more than three years 
before the date of such request. 
(3) Any individual, in order (A) to determine whether the Register 
is providing any data regarding him or the accuracy of any such 
data; or (B) to obtain a certified copy of data provided through the 
Register regarding him, may request the chief driver licensing 
official of a State to obtain information regarding him under subsec-
tion (a) of this section. 
(4) Any request made under this subsection shall be made in such 
form, and according to such procedures, as the Secretary shall 
establish by regulation. 
(c) Any request for, or receipt of, information by means of the 
Register shall be subject to the provisions of sections 552 and 552a of 
title 5, United States Code, and any other applicable Federal and 
State law, except that— 
(1) the Secretary shall not relay, or otherwise transmit, infor-
mation specified in section 205(b) (1) or (3) of this title to any 
person 
not authorized by this section to receive such 
information; 
(2) any request for, or receipt of, information by any chief 
driver licensing official, or by any person authorized by subsec-
tion (b) of this section to request and receive information, shall 
be considered to be a routine use for purposes of section 552a(b) 
of title 5, United States Code; and 
(3) any receipt of information by any person authorized by 
this section to receive information shall be considered to be a 
disclosure for purposes of section 552a(c) of title 5, United States 
Code, except that the Secretary shall not be required to retain 
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96 STAT. 1745 
the accounting made under paragraph (1) of such section for 
more than a seven-year period after the date of such disclosure. 
PILOT TEST PROGRAM 
SEC. 207. (a) The Secretary shall design, within eighteen months 23 USC 401 note. 
after the date of enactment of this title, and implement, within two 
years after the date of enactment of this title, a pilot test program 
for the purpose of demonstrating the potential effectiveness of a 
system for electronic referral and relay of information regarding the 
motor vehicle driving records of individuals. 
(b) The Secretary shall solicit the participation of States which are 
interested in participating in such program and shall, within thirty 
months after the date of enactment of this title, select four States to 
participate in the program. 
(c)(1) The Secretary shall select States in accordance with the 
provisions of subsection (b) of this section from among States which 
have in effect, on the date of selection, an intrastate online driver 
licensing system capable of electronically transmitting information 
regarding the motor vehicle driving records of individuals. 
(2) The Secretary shall select only those States which indicate a 
willingness to participate in a comprehensive mechanical and pro-
grammatic evaluation of systems for the electronic transfer of 
information. 
(3) The Secretary shall ensure that the selection made pursuant to 
subsection (b) of this section is representative of varying geographi-
cal and population characteristics of the Nation. 
(4) No State shall participate in the program unless it agrees to 
assist in providing information to other States regarding the elec-
tronic transfer of the motor vehicle driving records of individuals. 
(d) Within two years after the date of enactment of this title, the 
Secretary shall begin the pilot program authorized by subsection (a) 
of this section. Such program shall continue for a period of one year. 
In carrying out the program, the Secretary shall utilize different 
computer technologies and equipment in order to determine which 
technology and equipment is most effective for the electronic trans-
fer of the motor vehicle driving records of individuals. The Secretary 
shall determine which systems and devices will best interconnect 
with systems and devices used in the States which are participating 
in the pilot program, as well as those used in other States. 
(e) Any equipment or device which is provided to a State for use in 
the pilot program conducted under this section may, in the discre-
tion of the Secretary, remain with the State following the conclusion 
of the pilot program. 
(f) Not later than one year after the conclusion of the pilot 
program, the Secretary shall submit to the Congress a report on the 
program. Such report shall include an evaluation of the technology 
utilized during the program, together with an explanation of the 
nature and degree of State participation in the program. The report 
shall also contain an evaluation of achievements of the pilot pro-
gram, as well as a projection of accomplishments which might result 
from the acquisition of electronic transfer equipment and methods 
by States other than those which participated in the pilot program. 
Computer 
technolo-
gies and 
equipment. 
Report to 
Congress. 
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CRIMINAL PENALTIES 
23 use 401 note. 
SEC. 208. (a) Any person, other than an individual described in 
section 206(b)(4) of this title, who receives under section 206 of this 
title information specified in section 205(b) (1) or (3) of this title (the 
disclosure of which is not authorized by section 206 of this title), and 
who, knowing that disclosure of such information is not authorized, 
willfully discloses such information, shall be fined not more than 
$10,000 or imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. 
(b) Any person who knowingly and willfully requests or under 
false pretenses obtains information specified in section 205(b) (1) or 
(3) of this title from any person who receives such information under 
section 206 of this title shall be fined not more than $10,000 or 
imprisoned for not more than one year, or both. 
23 u s e 401 note. 
Membership. 
Office terms. 
Vacancies. 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
SEC. 209. (a) There hereby is established a National Driver Regis-
ter Advisory Committee, which shall advise the Secretary concern-
ing the efficiency of the maintenance and operation of the Register, 
and the effectiveness of the Register in assisting States in exchang-
ing information regarding motor vehicle driving records. 
(b) The Advisory Committee shall consist of fifteen members, 
appointed by the Secretary, as follows: 
(1) three members from among individuals who are specially 
qualified to serve on the Advisory Committee by virtue of their 
education, training, or experience, and who are not employees 
of the Federal Government or of any State; and 
(2) three members from among groups outside the Govern-
ment which represent the interests of bus and trucking organi-
zations, enforcement officials, labor, or safety organizations; and 
(3) nine members, geographically representative of the par-
ticipating States, from among individuals who are chief driver 
licensing officials of participating States. 
(c)(1) Except as provided in paragraph (2) and paragraph (3), each 
member of the Advisory Committee shall be appointed for a term of 
three years. 
(2) Of the members first appointed— 
(A) one of the members described in subsection (b)(1) and one 
of the members described in subsection (b)(2) and three of the 
members described in subsection (b)(3) shall be appointed for a 
term of one year; 
(B) one of the members described in subsection (b)(1) and one 
of the members described in subsection (b)(2) and three of the 
members described in subsection (b)(3) shall be appointed for a 
term of two years; and 
(C) one of the members described in subsection (b)(1) and one 
of the members described in subsection (b)(2) and three of the 
members described in subsection (b)(3) shall be appointed for a 
term of three years; 
as designated by the Secretary at the time of appointment. 
(3) Any vacancy in the Advisory Committee shall be filled in the 
same manner as original appointments. Any member appointed to 
fill any vacancy shall serve for the remainder of the term for which 
his predecessor was appointed. Any member may serve after the 
expiration of his term until his successor has taken office. 
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96 STAT. 1747 
(d) The members of the Advisory Committee shall serve without 
Compensation. 
compensation, but the Secretary is authorized to reimburse such 
members for all reasonable travel expenses incurred by them in 
attending the meetings of the Advisory Committee. 
(e)(1) The Advisory Committee shall meet not less than once each 
year. 
(2) The Advisory Committee shall elect a Chairman and a Vice 
Chairman from among the members of the Advisory Committee. 
(3) Eight members of the Advisory Committee shall constitute a 
Quorum, 
quorum. 
(4) The Advisory Committee shall meet at the call of the Chair-
man or a majority of the members of the Advisory Committee. 
(f) The Advisory Committee may receive from the Secretary such 
personnel, penalty mail privileges, and similar services, as the 
Secretary considers necessary to assist it in performing its duties 
and functions under this section. 
(g) Not less than once each year, the Advisory Committee shall 
Report. 
prepare and submit to the Secretary a report concerning the effi-
ciency of the maintenance and operation of the Register, and the 
effectiveness of the Register in assisting States in exchanging infor-
mation regarding motor vehicle driving records. Such report shall 
include any recommendations of the Advisory Committee for 
changes in the Register system. 
(h) The Advisory Committee shall be exempt from the require-
ments of section 10(e), section 10(f), and section 14 of the Federal 
Advisory Committee Act (5 U.S.C. Appendix). 
REPORT BY SECRETARY 
SEC. 210. Not later than the expiration of the four-year period 
following the date of enactment of this title, the Secretary shall 
prepare and submit to the Congress a comprehensive report setting 
forth the extent and level of participation in the Register system, 
and the effectiveness of such system in the identification of unsafe 
drivers. Such report shall include any recommendations of the 
Secretary concerning the desirability of extending the authorization 
of appropriations for this title beyond the period of authorization 
provided in section 211 of this title. 
Submittal to 
Congress. 
23 u s e 401 note. 
AUTHORIZATION OF APPROPRIATIONS 
SEC. 211. (a) There are authorized to be appropriated for fiscal 
years beginning after September 30, 1982, for expenses incurred in 
the establishment of the Register system under this title not to 
exceed $2,000,000. 
(b) There are authorized to be appropriated to carry out the 
provisions of this title and the provisions of Public Law 86-660 (74 
23 u s e 401 note. 
97-200 O-84-pt. 2 
13 : QL3 
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23 use 313 note. Stat. 526) not to exceed $1,000,000 for fiscal year 1983, not to exceed 
$1,300,000 for fiscal year 1984, not to exceed $1,600,000 for fiscal 
year 1985, not to exceed $1,600,000 for fiscal year 1986, and not to 
exceed $1,600,000 for fiscal year 1987. 
(c) Funds authorized under this section shall remain available 
until expended. 
Approved October 25, 1982. 
LEGISLATIVE HISTORY—H.R. 6170 (S. 2158): 
HOUSE REPORT No. 97-867 (Comm. on Public Works and Transportation). 
SENATE REPORT No. 97-360 accompanying S. 2158 (Comm. on Commerce, Science, 
and Transportation). 
CONGRESSIONAL RECORD, Vol. 128 (1982): 
May 11, S. 2158 considered and passed Senate. 
Sept. 29, considered and passed House. 
WEEKLY COMPILATION OF PRESIDENTIAL DOCUMENTS, Vol. 18, No. 43 (1982): 
Oct. 25, Presidential statement.