H. Con. Res. 104 
Agreed to April 30, 2009
One Hundred Eleventh Congress 
of the 
United States of America 
AT THE FIRST SESSION 
Begun and held at the City of Washington on Tuesday, 
the sixth day of January, two thousand and nine 
Concurrent Resolution 
Whereas on average, a person is sexually assaulted in the United 
States every two-and-a-half minutes; 
Whereas the Department of Justice reports that 191,670 people 
in the United States were sexually assaulted in 2005; 
Whereas 1 in 6 women and 1 in 33 men have been victims of 
rape or attempted rape; 
Whereas the Department of Defense received 2,688 reports of sexual 
assault involving members of the Armed Forces in fiscal year 
2007; 
Whereas children and young adults are most at risk of sexual 
assault, as 44 percent of sexual assault victims are under the 
age of 18, and 80 percent are under the age of 30; 
Whereas sexual assault affects women, men, and children of all 
racial, social, religious, age, ethnic, and economic groups in the 
United States; 
Whereas only 41 percent of sexual assault victims pursue prosecu-
tion by reporting their attack to law enforcement agencies; 
Whereas two-thirds of sexual crimes are committed by persons 
who are not strangers to the victims; 
Whereas sexual assault survivors suffer emotional scars long after 
the physical scars have healed; 
Whereas prevention education programs carried out by rape crisis 
and women’s health centers have the potential to reduce the 
prevalence of sexual assault in their communities; 
Whereas because of recent advances in DNA technology, law 
enforcement agencies have the potential to identify the rapists 
in tens of thousands of unsolved rape cases; 
Whereas aggressive prosecution can incarcerate rapists and there-
fore prevent them from committing further crimes; 
Whereas free, confidential help is available to all survivors of sexual 
assault through the National Sexual Assault Hotline, more than 
1,000 rape crisis centers across the United States, and other 
organizations that provide services to assist survivors of sexual 
assault; and 
Whereas April is recognized as ‘‘National Sexual Assault Awareness 
and Prevention Month’’: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved by the House of Representatives (the Senate concur-
ring), That— 
(1) it is the sense of Congress that—
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(A) 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 assault, the improved treatment 
of its survivors, and the prosecution of its perpetrators; 
(B) it is appropriate to properly acknowledge the more 
than 20,000,000 men and women who have survived sexual 
assault in the United States and salute the efforts of sur-
vivors, volunteers, and professionals who combat sexual 
assault; 
(C) 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 its survivors, and 
increasing the number of successful prosecutions of its 
perpetrators; and 
(D) public safety, law enforcement, and health profes-
sionals 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 offenders; 
(2) Congress strongly recommends national and community 
organizations, businesses in the private sector, colleges and 
universities, and the media to promote, through National 
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, awareness 
of sexual violence and strategies to decrease the incidence of 
sexual assault; and 
(3) Congress supports the goals and ideals of National 
Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. 
Attest: 
Clerk of the House of Representatives. 
Attest: 
Secretary of the Senate.