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Statement by the Press Secretary on S. 47

On Thursday, March 7, 2013, the President signed into law:

S. 47, the “Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013,” which reauthorizes several Violence Against Women Act grant programs through FY 2018; and the Trafficking Victims Protection Act of 2000 through FY 2017.