News in Brief: A Washington Roundup

President Clinton has signed into law a measure to help increase awareness of and crack down on child abuse, earning praise from a conservative Republican leader.

The Child Abuse Prevention and Enforcement Act expands federal law- enforcement grants to allow states and local agencies to use the money for child-abuse prevention. It also gives law-enforcement officials better and faster access to criminal and custody-related records.

Rep. Tom DeLay, the House majority whip, was a chief proponent of the legislation and praised its provisions...

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