,,iv #aafth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,,res4 #fjj ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #bf1 #bjai,ms4 ,norton submitted the following resolution2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,oversight and ,reform ,,resolution ,expressing support for the designation of ,september #bjai as ,national ,campus ,sexual ,assault ,awareness ,month4 ,whereas colleges and universities are now receiving students for the academic year2 ,whereas #ai percent of college women and #f percent of college men will be victims of sexual assault over the course of their undergraduate careers1 with little or no change to this high rate annually2 ,whereas freshmen and sophomores in college are at a greater risk of being sexually assaulted than juniors or seniors2 ,whereas college students are at a higher risk of sexual assault during the first few months of school1 with more than #ej percent of college sexual assaults occurring in either ,august1 ,september1 ,october1 or ,november2 ,whereas #c in #d lesbian1 gay1 bisexual1 and transgender 7,,lgbt7 college students have experienced sexual harassment and #i percent of ,,lgbt college students have experienced sexual assault2 ,whereas the ,centers for ,disease ,control and ,prevention warns that both middle school and high school students are increasingly experiencing sexual harassment1 sexual assault1 and sexual violence1 with #cj percent of female sexual assault victims reporting that they were first attacked between the ages of #aa and #ag2 ,whereas many college students are victims of incapacitated assault1 in which they are sexually assaulted while drugged1 drunk1 passed out1 or otherwise incapacitated2 ,whereas these victims often know their attackers2 ,whereas less than #e percent of rapes and attempted rapes of college students are reported to campus authorities or local law enforcement2 ,whereas college sexual assault victims are likely to tell someone they know1 most often a friend1 about their victimization experience2 ,whereas #dj percent of college sexual assault survivors feared reprisal by the perpetrator2 ,whereas less than #e percent of college men account for #ij to #ie percent of the rapes on college campuses2 ,whereas many college sexual assault victims fear poor treatment by campus or law enforcement authorities1 or even lack knowledge of the reporting process2 ,whereas approximately #h percent of colleges and universities still do not allow confidential reporting of sexual assaults to campus authorities2 ,whereas #ba percent of colleges and universities provide no sexual assault response training for members of their faculty and staff2 ,whereas more than #cj percent of colleges and universities do not provide any sexual assault training for students2 ,whereas approximately #da percent of colleges and universities have not conducted a single sexual assault investigation in the last #e years2 ,whereas more than #ij percent of colleges and universities state that sexual assault victims on their campuses have access to community victim assistance and advocacy programs1 yet only #ea percent of the colleges and universities reported utilizing these services in their team approach2 ,whereas most colleges and universities fail to provide access to a specially trained ,sexual ,assault ,nurse ,examiner 7,,sane72 ,whereas law enforcement officials at #cj percent of colleges and universities receive no training on how to respond to reports of sexual violence2 ,whereas more than #gj percent of colleges and universities do not have protocols regarding how the institution and local law enforcement should work together to respond to sexual violence2 ,whereas #cc percent of colleges and universities failed to provide training to dispel rape myths to persons adjudicating sexual assault claims2 ,whereas #dc percent of the ,nation's largest colleges and universities have students assisting in adjudicating sexual assault cases1 which creates privacy and conflict of interest concerns2 ,whereas #bb percent of colleges and universities allow athletic department oversight of sexual violence cases involving student athletes2 ,whereas more than #aj percent of colleges and universities do not have a title ,,ix coordinator1 as required by ,federal law2 ,whereas many college sexual assault victims experience confusion over how to report a sexual assault1 are unsure of acceptable standards of sexual conduct and definitions of rape and sexual assault1 and fear punishment for activities preceding some sexual assaults1 such as underage drinking2 ,whereas only #af percent of colleges and universities reported conducting confidential climate surveys regarding behaviors that constitute or are associated with sexual assault2 ,whereas only #bb percent of colleges and universities provide sexual violence training targeted at the ,greek system and only #cg percent provide training targeted at student athletes2 ,whereas #ba percent of the ,nation's largest private colleges and universities reported not independently investigating all claims of sexual assault that they conveyed to the ,department of ,education2 ,whereas only #aj to #be percent of the perpetrators of college sexual assaults were permanently expelled2 ,whereas only #aj percent of reported college rape cases result in criminal charges against the defendant2 ,whereas victims of campus sexual assaults are more likely to make changes in their lives1 such as changing a college major1 changing campus housing1 and dropping a class1 as a result of the victimization2 ,whereas over #ij percent of colleges and universities do not have an affirmative consent policy regarding sexual relations2 ,whereas the ,trump administration has undermined key protections against campus sexual assault provided by title ,,ix of the ,education ,amendments ,act of #aigb2 and ,whereas ,september #bjai is an appropriate month to designate as ,national ,campus ,sexual ,assault ,awareness ,month3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the ,house of ,representatives supports the designation of ,national ,campus ,sexual ,assault ,awareness ,month4