Whereas on average, an individual is sexually assaulted in the United States every 98 seconds, according to the Rape, Abuse and Incest National Network; Whereas on average, there are 321,500 rapes and sexual assaults each year in the United States, according to the Department of Justice; Whereas according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 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; Whereas sexual violence affects many individuals who serve the United States, and the RAND Corporation estimates that approximately 20,300 members of the United States Armed Forces experienced sexual assault in fiscal year 2014; Whereas children and young adults are at significant risk of sexual assault, 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, commercial sex trafficking, sexual harassment, and stalking; 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 enables 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