For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
June 25, 2003
President Bush Signs "Keeping Children Safe Act"
Statement by the President
In Focus: Children
I commend Congress for passing the Keeping Children and Families Safe
Act of 2003 and am pleased to sign it into law.
 The Act will allow us to strengthen state and community-based
programs that prevent child abuse and family violence and treat
victims. In addition, the legislation will help us keep children safe
by requiring criminal background checks for foster and adoptive
parents. It also provides additional resources to increase the number
of older children placed in adoptive families.
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