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Today, United States Rep. Virginia Foxx (N.C.-5) voted to pass the Children’s Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act of 2006, which will help prevent the sexual abuse and exploitation of children.

“Sexual predators prey upon our most innocent and defenseless citizens and we have a basic duty to protect our children from these criminals,” said Rep. Foxx. “I am pleased that the Children’s Safety and Violent Crime Reduction Act will strengthen notification requirements for sex offenders and increase criminal penalties for those who commit these unthinkable acts. Their presence and criminal history should be made known to all.”

Today’s legislation includes common sense provisions that will further protect our children from harm including measures to:

• Improve the Sex Offender Registration and Notification Program to ensure that sex offenders register and disclose more frequently where they reside, work and attend school
• Create a national sex offender Web site to search for sex offender information in each community
• Require states to notify each other when sex offenders move from one state to another
• Add a new stiff criminal penalty with up to 20 years incarceration for sex offenders who fail to comply with registration requirements
• Further protect foster children from sexual abuse and exploitation by requiring in-depth background checks
• Expand the definition of sex offenders to include juvenile sex offenders