; 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; Whereas thousands of volunteers and staff at rape crisis centers, State coalitions against sexual assault, and nonprofit organizations across the United States play an important role in making crisis hotlines and other services available to survivors of sexual assault; Whereas free, confidential help is available to all victims and survivors of sexual assault through— (1) the National Sexual Assault Hotline (800–656–HOPE and online.rainn.org); and (2) more than 1,000 sexual assault service providers across the United States