,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #eda  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,april #c1 #bjad    
,mr4 ,reed 7for himself and ,ms4 ,moore7
 submitted the following resolution2    
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,supporting the goals and ideals of     
,sexual ,assault ,awareness and         
,prevention ,month4  ,whereas on average
 another person is sexually assaulted in
 the ,united ,states every #b minutes2  
,whereas the ,department of ,justice    
reports that more than #bjj1jjj people  
in the ,united ,states are sexually     
assaulted each year2 ,whereas #a in #f  
women and #a in #cc men have been       
victims of rape or attempted rape2      
,whereas children and young adults are  
most at risk of sexual assault1 as #dd  
percent of victims of sexual assault are
 under the age of #ah1 and #hj percent  
are under the age of #cj2 ,whereas      
sexual assault affects women1 men1 and  
children of all racial1 social1         

religious1 age1 ethnic1 ability1 sexual 
orientation1 and economic groups in the 
,united ,states2 ,whereas the ,federal  
,bureau of ,investigation 7,,fbi7       
recently expanded its definition of rape
 to include sexual assault against      
males1 which will assist in making      
reporting of this devastating crime more
 accurate and provide a better          
understanding of its effects on victims2
 ,whereas in addition to the immediate  
physical and emotional costs1 sexual    
assault has associated consequences that
 may include post-traumatic stress      
disorder1 substance abuse1 depression1  
homelessness1 eating disorders1 and     
suicide2 ,whereas all forms of sexual   
violence are unacceptable1 whether      
committed by a stranger1 family member  
or acquaintance of the victim2 ,whereas 
less than half of sexual assault victims
 pursue prosecution by reporting their  
attack to law enforcement agencies2     
,whereas by fully assessing the scope of
 the backlog of untested evidence in the

 possession of law enforcement and crime
 labs and by using ,,dna technology to  
eliminate the backlog1 there is         
potential to identify and prosecute     
rapists in tens of thousands of unsolved
 cases2 ,whereas aggressive prosecution 
can lead to the incarceration of        
rapists1 who tend to be serial criminals
 who methodically select their victims  
and plan their crimes1 thereby          
preventing them from committing further 
crimes2 ,whereas national1 ,state1      
territory1 and tribal coalitions1       
community-based sexual assault service  
providers1 law enforcement agencies1 and
 other organizations across the ,united 
,states are committed to increasing     
public awareness of sexual violence and 
its prevalence1 and to eliminating it   
through improvements to the criminal    
justice system and programs to prevent  
crime and educate the public2 ,whereas  
important partnerships have been formed 
among criminal and juvenile justice     
agencies1 health professionals1 public  

health workers1 educators1 first        
responders1 and victim service          
providers2 ,whereas free1 confidential  
help is available to all victims and    
survivors of sexual assault through the 
,national ,sexual ,assault ,hotline     
7#hjj-efe-;,,hope7 and ,national ,sexual
 ,assault ,online ,hotline              
7online4rainn4org71 and more than #a1jjj
 sexual assault service providers across
 the ,united ,states2 ,whereas the      
,department of ,defense 7,,dod7         
estimates that more than #ai1jjj members
 of the ,armed ,forces are sexually     
assaulted each year2 ,whereas the ,,dod 
,safe ,helpline1 operated by the ,rape1 
,abuse  ,incest ,national ,network      
7,,rainn7 on behalf of ,,dod1 provides  
live help to ,active duty servicemembers
 and other members of the ,,dod         
community worldwide by phone            
7#hgg-iie-ebdg7 and online at           
,safe,helpline4org1 as well as          
installation-based referrals via        
texting2 ,whereas the ,safe ,helpline   

mobile app allows survivors of sexual   
assault in the military to create a     
customized self-care plan and connect to
 resources from anywhere in the world2  
,whereas the ,,dod ,safe ,help,room1 a  
moderated online peer support service   
allows survivors of sexual assault in   
the military to connect with one another
 in a secure online environment2        
,whereas according to a #bjac survey of 
rape crisis centers by the ,national    
,alliance to ,end ,sexual ,violence1    
almost #ge percent of rape crisis       
centers lost funding in the past year1  
over #ej percent of programs have       
laid-off staff in the past year1 and    
over #cc percent of programs have a     
waiting list for counseling services1   
with some waiting times exceeding #b    
months2 ,whereas individual and         
collective efforts reflect the dream for
 a ,nation where citizens and           
organizations actively work to prevent  
all forms of sexual violence and no     
sexual assault victim goes unserved and 

no sexual assault perpetrator goes      
unpunished2 and ,whereas ,april is      
recognized as 8,national ,sexual        
,assault ,awareness and ,prevention     
,month03 ,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that--
  7#a7 it is the sense of the ,house of 
,representatives that--  7,a7 ,national 
,sexual ,assault ,awareness and         
,prevention ,month provides a special   
opportunity to educate the people of the
 ,united ,states about sexual violence  
and to encourage the prevention of      
sexual assault1 the improved treatment  
of its victims1 and the prosecution of  
its perpetrators2  7,b7 it is           
appropriate to properly acknowledge the 
more than #bj million men and women who 
have survived sexual assault in the     
,united ,states and salute the efforts  
of survivors1 volunteers1 and           
professionals who combat sexual assault2
  7,c7 national and community           
organizations and private sector        
supporters should be recognized and     
applauded for their work in promoting   

awareness about sexual assault1         
providing information and treatment to  
its survivors1 and increasing the number
 of successful prosecutions of its      
perpetrators2 and  7,d7 public safety1  
law enforcement1 and health             
professionals should be recognized and  
applauded for their hard work and       
innovative strategies to increase the   
percentage of sexual assault cases that 
result in the prosecution and           
incarceration of the offenders2  7#b7   
the ,house of ,representatives strongly 
recommends national and community       
organizations1 businesses in the private
 sector1 colleges and universities1 and 
the media to promote1 through ,national 
,sexual ,assault ,awareness and         
,prevention ,month1 awareness of sexual 
violence and strategies to decrease the 
incidence of sexual assault2 and  7#c7  
the ,house of ,representatives supports 
the goals and ideals of ,national       
,sexual ,assault ,awareness and         
,prevention ,month4