Obama will sign the Violence Against Women Act. (Creative Commons)

According to USA Today, the White House schedule said, "The law strengthens the criminal justice system's response to crimes against women, including domestic violence, sexual assault, and trafficking."

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The act was originally passed in 1994 but Thursday's version will include several new measures.

One grants Native American tribes jurisdiction to prosecute non-tribe members who abuse native women domestically or sexually. CBS reported that, previously, tribes had no jurisdiction over non-tribal members even if the perpetrators were married to native women or resided on native lands.

Another new measure allows Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgendered men and women to apply for grants to prevent sexual violence and help care for victims.

The re-signed law will also include the SAFER act which aims to test the DNA backlog of rape kits throughout the nation, and the Trafficking Victims Protection Reauthorization Act which helps victims of human trafficking. 

According to the Huffington Post, since the law's original inception, domestic violence incidents have been reduced by two-thirds.

Read more about The Violence Against Women Act here.

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