1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Choose Respect Act . 2. Designation (a) In general Chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 146. Choose Respect Day (a) Designation October 1 is Choose Respect Day. (b) Recognition All private citizens, organizations, and Federal, State, and local governmental and legislative entities are encouraged to recognize Choose Respect Day through proclamations, activities, and educational efforts in furtherance of changing the culture around the tolerance of violence against women. . (b) Technical and conforming amendment The table of sections for chapter 1 of title 36, United States Code, is amended by adding at the end the following: 146. Choose Respect Day. . 3. Media campaign (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Director The term Director means the Director of the Office on Violence Against Women. (2) National media campaign The term national media campaign means the national Choose Respect media campaign described in subsection (b). (b) Media campaign The Director shall, to the extent feasible and appropriate, conduct a national Choose Respect media campaign in accordance with this section for the purposes of— (1) preventing and discouraging the mistreatment of women, including domestic abuse, violence, stalking, and harassment; (2) supporting evidence-based prevention programs targeting the attitudes, perceptions, and beliefs of individuals who have or are likely to participate in the activities described in paragraph (1); (3) encouraging victims of the activities described in paragraph (1) to seek help through the means determined to be most effective by the most current evidence available, including seeking legal representation