Whereas the House of Representatives is committed to the awareness, prevention, and deterrence of sexual violence affecting Americans; Whereas according to the Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network, an individual is sexually assaulted every 98 seconds in the United States, but for every 1,000 rapes committed, on average only— (1) 310 rapes are reported to law enforcement; (2) 57 reported rape cases lead to an arrest; (3) 11 rape cases are referred for prosecution; (4) 7 rape cases lead to a felony conviction; and (5) 6 convicted rapists are sentenced to some form of incarceration; Whereas approximately 323,450 Americans aged 12 and over experienced sexual violence in 2016, according to the Department of Justice; Whereas nearly 1 in 5 women, or 18.3 percent, and 1 in 71 men, or 1.4 percent, surveyed in the United States in 2010 experienced a rape or attempted rape at some time in their lives, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention; Whereas sexual violence is a burden for many individuals who serve in the United States Armed Forces, and the Department of Defense estimates that in 2016, approximately 14,900 servicemembers experienced some form of sexual assault; Whereas children and young adults are at significant risk of sexual assault, as up to 44 percent of sexual assault victims are under 18 years of age, and the majority of sexual assault victims are under 30 years of age; Whereas sexual assault affects women, men, and children of all racial, social, religious, age, ethnic, and socioeconomic groups in the United States; Whereas sexual violence may take many forms, including acquaintance, stranger, spousal, and gang rape, incest, child sexual abuse, elder sexual abuse, sexual abuse and exploitation of disabled persons and members of the LGBTQ community, commercial sex trafficking, sexual harassment, and stalking