▁signed ▁the ▁Am ber ▁Alert ▁legisl ation ▁into ▁law ▁on ▁April ▁ 3 0 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 , ▁which ▁was ▁developed ▁to ▁quickly ▁alert ▁the ▁general ▁public ▁about ▁child ▁ab du ctions ▁using ▁various ▁media ▁sources . ▁On ▁July ▁ 2 7 , ▁ 2 0 0 6 ▁Bush ▁signed ▁the ▁Adam ▁Wal sh ▁Child ▁Prote ction ▁and ▁Saf ety ▁Act ▁which ▁establish es ▁a ▁national ▁database ▁requiring ▁all ▁conv icted ▁sex ▁off enders ▁to ▁register ▁their ▁current ▁res iden cy ▁and ▁related ▁details ▁on ▁a ▁month ly ▁instead ▁of ▁the ▁previous ▁year ly ▁basis . ▁New ly ▁conv icted ▁sex ▁off enders ▁will ▁also ▁face ▁longer ▁mand atory ▁in car cer ation ▁periods . ▁ ▁Pr ison ▁ra pe ▁The ▁Pr ison ▁R ape ▁El im ination ▁Act ▁of ▁ 2 0 0 3 ▁( PRE A ) ▁is ▁the ▁first ▁United ▁States ▁federal ▁law ▁passed ▁dealing ▁with ▁the ▁sexual ▁assault ▁of ▁prisoners . ▁The ▁bill ▁was ▁signed ▁into ▁law ▁on ▁September ▁ 4 , ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁the ▁National ▁Pr ison ▁R ape ▁El im ination ▁Commission ▁was ▁created ▁to ▁study ▁the ▁problem ▁and ▁recommend ▁solutions . ▁Federal ▁fund ing ▁for ▁pr isons ▁also ▁began ▁to ▁require ▁det ain ment ▁facilities ▁to ▁keep ▁records ▁on ▁sexual ▁assault . ▁Fail ure ▁to ▁follow ▁P RE A ▁requirements ▁resulted ▁in ▁losing ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 % ▁of ▁fund ing . ▁New ▁gr ants ▁to ▁prevent ▁sexual ▁assault ▁were ▁also ▁created ▁by ▁the ▁law