Recognizing and supporting the goals and ideals of “National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month”.

“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 sexual assault prevention programs, to improve the treatment of and services to survivors of sexual assault, and to increase the prosecution of perpetrators;

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 heal;

national and community organizations and private sector supporters should be recognized and applauded for their work in promoting awareness about sexual assault, providing information and treatment to survivors of sexual assault, and increasing the number of successful prosecutions of perpetrators of sexual assault; and

public safety, law enforcement, and health professionals should be recognized and applauded for their hard work and innovative strategies to ensure perpetrators of sexual assault are held accountable; and