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Proclamation 10170

National Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Month, 2021

This proclamation declares April 2021 as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month. It describes sexual assault as a public health crisis, highlights pandemic-related challenges for survivors, references $450 million in American Rescue Plan funding for services, notes the creation of the White House Gender Policy Council, and urges Congress to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act. The document contains no binding policy directives or deadlines.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 17685

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

Timeline

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Near term (90d)

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Risks & tensions

  • Document is purely commemorative with no enforceable mandates; policy references to ARP funding and VAWA reauthorization are descriptive of prior or pending legislative action, not presidential directives
Proclamation 10170: National Sexual Assault Prevention and Awareness Month, 2021 · Executive Orders