TERM OF LICENSES, CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY. AND MERCHANT MARINERS’ DOCUMENTS; CRIMINAL RECORD RE-VIEWS IN RENEWALS.

SEC. 4102. TERM OF LICENSES, CERTIFICATES OF REGISTRY. AND MERCHANT 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.”. 104 STAT. 510 (d) Termination of Existing Licenses, Certificates, and Documents.— A license, certificate of registry, or merchant mariner’s document issued before the date of the enactment of this section terminates on the day it would have expired if— (1) subsections (a), (b), and (c) were in effect on the date it was issued; and (2) it was renewed at the end of each 5-year period under section 7106, 7107, or 7302 of title 46, United States Code. (e) Criminal Record Review in Renewals of Licenses and Certificates of Registry.— (1) In general.— Section 7109 of title 46, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: “§ 7109. Review of criminal records “The Secretary may review the criminal record of each holder of a license or certificate of registry issued under this part who applies for renewal of that license or certificate of registry.”. (2) Clerical amendment.— The analysis for chapter 71 of title 46, United States Code, is amended by striking the item relating to section 7109 and inserting the following: “7109. Review of criminal records.”.