,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #agh  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,april    
#cj1 #bjai,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1
 ,ms4 ,ernst1 and ,mr4 ,grassley7       
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
the ,judiciary  ,,resolution            
,recognizing and supporting the goals   
and ideals of ,national ,sexual ,assault
 ,awareness and ,prevention ,month4     
,whereas the ,senate is committed to the
 awareness1 prevention1 and deterrence  
of sexual violence affecting individuals
 in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas1      
according to the ,department of ,justice
 and the ,department of ,health and     
,human ,services1 an estimated #cii1hfa 
individuals1 including victims under #ah
 years of age1 in the ,united ,states   
experienced sexual violence during      
#bjag2 ,whereas1 according to the       
,national ,crime ,victimization ,survey1
 between #bjjg and #bjag1               
approximately--  7#a7 #c1jah1fjj women  

were victims of rape and sexual assault2
 and  7#b7 #dec1bjj men were victims of 
rape and sexual assault2  ,whereas1     
according to the #bjag ,child           
,maltreatment ,report of the ,department
 of ,health and ,human ,services1 in    
#bjag1 child protective services        
agencies substantiated #eh1aad cases of 
sexual abuse of children under #ah years
 of age2 ,whereas1 in fiscal year #bjah1
 the ,department of ,justice reported   
#i1ajj ,state and local arrests of      
individuals charged with online sexual  
victimization of children under #ah     
years of age2 ,whereas1 according to the
 ,rape1 ,abuse  ,incest ,national       
,network 7commonly known as ,,rainn71 an
 individual is sexually assaulted every 
#ib seconds in the ,united ,states1 but 
for every #a1jjj rapes committed in the 
,united ,states1 on average only--  7#a7
 #ccj rapes are reported to law         
enforcement agencies2  7#b7 #ei reported
 rape cases lead to an arrest2  7#c7 #aj
 rape cases are referred for            

prosecution2  7#d7 #f rape cases lead to
 a felony conviction2 and  7#e7 #e      
convicted rapists are sentenced to some 
form of incarceration2 ,whereas1        
according to the ,national ,crime       
,victimization ,survey1 between #bjac   
and #bjag1 an average of only #cc       
percent of rapes or sexual assaults in  
the ,united ,states were reported to law
 enforcement agencies2 ,whereas studies 
have suggested that the rate at which   
,american ,indians and ,alaska ,natives 
experience sexual violence is           
significantly higher than for other     
populations in the ,united ,states2     
,whereas1 according to the ,centers for 
,disease ,control and ,prevention1      
nearly #a in #e women1 or #ah4c percent1
 and #a in #ga men1 or #a4d percent1    
surveyed in the ,united ,states in #bjaj
 experienced a rape or attempted rape at
 some time in their lives2 ,whereas1    
according to the ,centers for ,disease  
,control and ,prevention1 more than     
#a_/b of all female rape victims        

reported being raped by an intimate     
partner2 ,whereas sexual violence is a  
burden for many individuals who serve in
 the ,armed ,forces1 and the ,department
 of ,defense estimates that             
approximately #ad1ijj members of the    
,armed ,forces experienced some form of 
sexual assault during #bjaf2 ,whereas   
sexual assault does not discriminate on 
any basis and can affect any individual 
in the ,united ,states2 ,whereas sexual 
violence may take many forms1 including 
acquaintance1 stranger1 spousal1 and    
gang rape1 incest1 child sexual abuse1  
child sexual exploitation1 elder sexual 
abuse1 sexual abuse and exploitation of 
disabled persons1 commercial sex        
trafficking1 sexual harassment1 and     
stalking2 ,whereas1 according to the    
,national ,alliance to ,end ,sexual     
,violence1 in addition to immediate     
physical and emotional costs1 sexual    
assault can have numerous adverse       
consequences for the victim1 which may  
include post-traumatic stress disorder1 

substance abuse1 major depression1      
homelessness1 eating disorders1 and     
suicide2 ,whereas many sexual assaults  
are not reported to law enforcement     
agencies1 and many ,states have         
restrictive criminal statutes of        
limitations1 which enable many rapists  
to evade punishment for their crimes2   
,whereas sexual assault survivors suffer
 emotional complications long after     
their physical scars have healed2       
,whereas advances in deoxyribonucleic   
acid 7commonly known as ,,dna7          
technology have enabled law enforcement 
agencies to identify and prosecute the  
perpetrators in tens of thousands of    
previously unsolved sexual assault      
cases2 ,whereas incarceration of sexual 
assault perpetrators can prevent        
perpetrators from committing additional 
crimes2 ,whereas national1 ,state1      
territorial1 and ,tribal coalitions1    
community-based rape crisis centers1 and
 other organizations across the ,united 
,states are committed to--  7#a7        

increasing public awareness of sexual   
violence and the prevalence of sexual   
violence2 and  7#b7 eliminating sexual  
violence through prevention and         
education2  ,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  
thousands of volunteers and staff at    
rape crisis centers1 ,state coalitions  
against sexual assault1 and nonprofit   
organizations across the ,united ,states
 play an important role in making crisis
 hotlines and other services available  
to survivors of sexual assault2 ,whereas
 free1 confidential help is available to
 all victims and survivors of sexual    
assault through--  7#a7 the ,national   
,sexual ,assault ,hotline-- 7,a7 by     
telephone at #hjj-fef-;,,hope2 and  7,b7
 online at https3_/_/hotline4rainn4org2 
and  7#b7 more than #a1jjj sexual       
assault service providers across the    

,united ,states2  ,whereas the victim   
service programs of ,,rainn1 including  
the ,national ,sexual ,assault          
,hotline-- 7#a7 in #bjah1 helped        
#bfg1fba survivors of sexual assault and
 their loved ones1 which represented the
 greatest number of people assisted     
since the founding of the hotline in    
#aiid2 and  7#b7 continue to receive a  
record number of requests for support in
 #bjai2 ,whereas the ,department of     
,defense provides the ,safe ,helpline   
hotline1 ,safe ,help,room online chat   
service1 and ,safe ,helpline mobile     
application1 each of which offer support
 and help to members of the ,department 
of ,defense community--  7#a7 by        
telephone at #hgg-iie-ebdg2 and  7#b7   
online at https3_/_/safehelpline4org2   
,whereas individual and collective      
efforts reflect the dream of the people 
of the ,united ,states-- 7#a7 for       
individuals and organizations to        
actively work to prevent all forms of   
sexual violence2 and  7#b7 for no victim

 of sexual assault to be unserved or    
feel that there is no path to justice2  
and ,whereas ,april #bjai is recognized 
as ,national ,sexual ,assault ,awareness
 and ,prevention ,month3 ,now1          
therefore1 be it  ,that-- 7#a7 it is the
 sense of the ,senate that--  7,a7      
,national ,sexual ,assault ,awareness   
and ,prevention ,month provides a       
special opportunity to-- 7i7 educate the
 people of the ,united ,states about    
sexual violence2 and  7ii7 encourage--  
7,i7 the prevention of sexual assault2  
7,,ii7 improvement in the treatment of  
survivors of sexual assault2 and        
7,,iii7 the prosecution of perpetrators 
of sexual assault2  7,b7 it is          
appropriate to properly acknowledge     
survivors of sexual assault and to      
commend the volunteers and professionals
 who assist those survivors in their    
efforts to heal2  7,c7 national and     
community organizations and private     
sector supporters should be recognized  
and applauded for their work in--  7i7  

promoting awareness about sexual        
assault2  7ii7 providing information and
 treatment to survivors of sexual       
assault2 and  7iii7 increasing the      
number of successful prosecutions of    
perpetrators of sexual assault2 and     
7,d7 public safety1 law enforcement1 and
 health professionals should be         
recognized and applauded for their hard 
work and innovative strategies to ensure
 perpetrators of sexual assault are held
 accountable2 and  7#b7 the ,senate     
supports the goals and ideals of        
,national ,sexual ,assault ,awareness   
and ,prevention ,month4