; Whereas in addition to the immediate physical and emotional costs of sexual assault, sexual assault has numerous adverse consequences, which can include post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, major depression, homelessness, eating disorders, and suicide, according to the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence; Whereas many sexual assaults are not reported to law enforcement agencies, and many States have restrictive criminal statutes of limitations, which enable many rapists to evade punishment for their crimes; Whereas approximately 70 percent of sexual crimes are committed by individuals who are known to the victim; Whereas sexual assault survivors suffer emotional scars long after the physical scars have healed; Whereas DNA technology has enabled perpetrators to be identified and prosecuted in many rape cases; Whereas prosecution can lead to the incarceration of rapists and prevent those individuals from committing additional crimes; Whereas national, State, territorial, and Tribal coalitions, community-based rape crisis centers, and other organizations across the United States are committed to— (1) serving survivors of sexual violence; (2) eliminating sexual violence through prevention and education; and (3) increasing public awareness of sexual violence and the prevalence of sexual violence; Whereas according to the National Alliance to End Sexual Violence, 53 percent of rape crisis centers have a waiting list for counseling services and rely on Federal, State, and local funding sources to provide services to survivors and prevention activities in their communities; Whereas student survivors in K–12 and postsecondary education need access to accommodations and support, and schools have a responsibility to respond to and prevent sexual violence; Whereas important partnerships have been formed among criminal and juvenile justice agencies, health professionals, public health workers, educators, first responders, and victim service providers