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For Immediate Release
Office of the Press Secretary
July 3, 2006

President Bush Signs H.R. 5403

On Monday, July 3, 2006, the President signed into law:

H.R. 5403, the "Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006," which makes changes to home study and other requirements to facilitate the interstate placement of children in foster care or adoptive homes.

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President George W. Bush is joined by U.S. Secretary of Health & Human Services Michael O. Leavitt, right, former Texas U.S. Representative Tom DeLay, left, U.S. Rep. Wally Herger, R-Calif., second from left and U.S. Sen. Mike DeWine, R-Ohio, in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Monday, July 3, 2006, as President Bush signs H.R. 5403, the Safe and Timely Interstate Placement of Foster Children Act of 2006. White House photo by Kimberlee Hewitt

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