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Proclamation 9717

National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, 2018

In simple terms

This proclamation designates April 2018 as National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, calling attention to sexual violence and urging Americans to support survivors and prevent such crimes. It references the Department of Justice's new Sexual Assault Victim Intervention Services Technical Assistance Center (SAVIS TAC) as a resource for training service providers, but does not create new programs, allocate funds, or direct specific agency actions beyond general encouragement.

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 83 FR 14561

Key directives

No discrete directives extracted.

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect upon signing; April 2018 designated as awareness month

Near term (90d)

  • SAVIS TAC continues existing operations (already developed per text)

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document describes SAVIS TAC as already developed, but provides no new funding or mandates; impact depends on voluntary uptake
  • Urges broad societal action but creates no enforceable obligations
  • Typographical errors in original text ('assualt', 'assult', 'unremmittingly') suggest limited review
Proclamation 9717: National Sexual Assault Awareness and Prevention Month, 2018 · Executive Orders