,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #dib  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,february 
#e1 #bjbj,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself1 
,mrs4 ,murray1 ,ms4 ,cantwell1 ,ms4     
,mc,sally1 ,ms4 ,baldwin1 ,ms4          
,stabenow1 ,ms4 ,cortez ,masto1 ,ms4    
,hirono1 ,ms4 ,rosen1 ,ms4 ,klobuchar1  
,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mrs4 ,gillibrand1 ,ms4   
,sinema1 ,ms4 ,duckworth1 ,mrs4         
,shaheen1 ,ms4 ,collins1 ,ms4 ,harris1  
,mr4 ,leahy1 ,ms4 ,smith1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 
and ,ms4 ,warren7 submitted the         
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,commerce1        
,science1 and ,transportation           
,,resolution  ,supporting the           
observation of ,national ,girls  ,women 
in ,sports ,day on ,february #e1 #bjbj1 
to raise awareness of and celebrate the 
achievements of girls and women in      
sports4  ,whereas athletic participation
 helps develop self-discipline1         
initiative1 confidence1 and leadership  
skills1 and opportunities for athletic  

participation should be available to all
 individuals2 ,whereas1 because the     
people of the ,united ,states remain    
committed to protecting equality1 it is 
imperative to eliminate the existing    
disparities between male and female     
youth athletic programs2 ,whereas the   
share of athletic participation         
opportunities of high school girls has  
increased more than sixfold since the   
enactment of title ,,ix of the          
,education ,amendments of #aigb 7#bj    
,u4,s4,c4 #afha et seq47 7referred to in
 this preamble as 8title ,,ix071 but    
high school girls still experience--    
7#a7 a lower share of athletic          
participation opportunities than high   
school boys2 and  7#b7 a lower level of 
athletic participation opportunities    
than high school boys enjoyed almost #ej
 years ago2  ,whereas female            
participation in college sports has     
nearly tripled since the enactment of   
title ,,ix1 but female college athletes 
still only comprise #dd percent of the  

total collegiate athlete population2    
,whereas1 in #aigb1 women coached more  
than #ij percent of collegiate women's  
teams1 but now women coach less than #ej
 percent of all collegiate women teams1 
and there is a need to restore women to 
those positions to ensure fair          
representation and provide role models  
for young female athletes2 ,whereas the 
long history of women in sports in the  
,united ,states-- 7#a7 features many    
contributions made by female athletes   
that have enriched the national life of 
the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7 includes 
inspiring figures1 such as ,gertrude    
,ederle1 ,wilma ,rudolph1 ,althea       
,gibson1 ,mildred ,ella ,babe ,didrikson
 ,zaharias1 and ,patty ,berg1 who       
overcame difficult obstacles in their   
own lives-- 7,a7 to advance             
participation by women in sports2 and   
7,b7 to set positive examples for the   
generations of female athletes who      
continue to inspire people in the       
,united ,states today2  ,whereas the    

,united ,states must do all it can to   
support the bonds built between all     
athletes to break down the barriers of  
discrimination1 inequality1 and         
injustice2 ,whereas girls and young     
women in minority communities are doubly
 disadvantaged because-- 7#a7 schools in
 minority communities have fewer        
athletic opportunities than schools in  
other communities2 and  7#b7 the limited
 resources for athletic opportunities in
 minority communities are not evenly    
distributed between male and female     
students2  ,whereas the #e-time ,world  
,cup champion ,united ,states ,women's  
,national ,soccer ,team is leading the  
fight for equal pay for female athletes2
 ,whereas1 with the recent enactment of 
laws such as the ,protecting ,young     
,victims from ,sexual ,abuse and ,safe  
,sport ,authorization ,act of #bjag     
7,public ,law #aae-abf2 #acb ,stat4     
#cah71 ,congress has taken steps--  7#a7
 to protect female athletes from the    
crime of sexual abuse2 and  7#b7 to     

empower athletes to report sexual abuse 
when it occurs2 and  ,whereas1 with     
increased participation by women and    
girls in sports1 it is more important   
than ever to ensure the safety and      
well-being of athletes by protecting    
them from the crime of sexual abuse1    
which has harmed so many young athletes 
within youth athletic organizations3    
,now1 therefore1 be it  ,that the       
,senate supports-- 7#a7 observing       
,national ,girls  ,women in ,sports ,day
 on ,february #e1 #bjbj1 to recognize-- 
7,a7 the female athletes who represent  
schools1 universities1 and the ,united  
,states in their athletic pursuits2 and 
7,b7 the vital role that the people of  
the ,united ,states have in empowering  
girls and women in sports2  7#b7 marking
 the observation of ,national ,girls    
,women in ,sports ,day with appropriate 
programs and activities1 including      
legislative efforts--  7,a7 to ensure   
equal pay for female athletes2 and  7,b7
 to protect young athletes from the     

crime of sexual abuse so that future    
generations of female athletes will not 
have to experience the pain that so many
 female athletes have had to endure2 and
  7#c7 all ongoing efforts-- 7,a7 to    
promote equality in sports1 including   
equal pay and equal access to athletic  
opportunities for girls and women2 and  
7,b7 to support the commitment of the   
,united ,states to expanding athletic   
participation for all girls and future  
generations of women athletes4