National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention Month, 2021, 55455-55457 [2021-21895]

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[Federal Register Volume 86, Number 190 (Tuesday, October 5, 2021)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 55455-55457]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2021-21895]



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Vol. 86

Tuesday,

No. 190

October 5, 2021

Part V





The President





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Proclamation 10271--National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention 
Month, 2021



Proclamation 10272--National Youth Justice Action Month, 2021



Proclamation 10273--National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month, 2021



Proclamation 10274--National Manufacturing Day, 2021



Executive Order 14048--Continuance or Reestablishment of Certain 
Federal Advisory Committees and Amendments to Other Executive Orders


                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 86 , No. 190 / Tuesday, October 5, 2021 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 10271 of September 30, 2021

                
National Domestic Violence Awareness and 
                Prevention Month, 2021

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                For too long, domestic violence was considered a 
                ``family issue'' and was left for families to address 
                in private. That is why, decades ago, I created and 
                pushed for the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) to be 
                passed. Today, we recognize the important roles of the 
                public and private sectors, non-profit organizations, 
                communities, and individuals in helping to prevent and 
                address domestic violence and create a culture that 
                refuses to tolerate abuse. Domestic violence affects 
                millions of people in the United States, causes 
                significant harm to the physical and mental health of 
                survivors and their families, undermines their economic 
                stability and overall well-being, and is a stain on the 
                conscience of our country. While significant progress 
                has been made in reducing domestic violence and 
                improving services and support for survivors, much work 
                remains to be done to expand prevention efforts and 
                provide greater access to safety and healing. During 
                National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention 
                Month, we come together to reaffirm our commitment to 
                ending domestic violence and supporting survivors.

                Domestic violence is an abuse of power that tears apart 
                the fabric of relationships and families and undermines 
                the well-being of communities. One in 4 women and 1 in 
                10 men have experienced sexual violence, physical 
                violence, or stalking by an intimate partner during 
                their lifetime. Homicide is one of the leading causes 
                of death in the United States for women under the age 
                of 44, and nearly half are killed by a current or 
                former male intimate partner. During the COVID-19 
                pandemic, domestic violence has become a pandemic 
                within a pandemic, with many victims facing the added 
                pressures of increased economic insecurity, increased 
                time in isolation with their abusers, and limited 
                contact with their support networks. This has made it 
                even more difficult for victims to access the 
                lifesaving services and support they need.

                To strengthen our response to domestic violence and all 
                forms of gender-based violence, my American Rescue Plan 
                allocated an additional $450 million to increase 
                support for domestic violence and sexual assault 
                service providers and to further assist survivors in 
                their short- and long-term transition away from their 
                abusers. It also includes a historic commitment to 
                funding culturally-specific community-based 
                organizations to address the needs of survivors in 
                historically marginalized communities. My 
                Administration also allocated an additional $550 
                million for domestic violence shelters and supportive 
                service providers to develop and employ COVID-19 
                detection and mitigation strategies and help survivors 
                access health care during the pandemic. In the Fiscal 
                Year 2022 budget, I proposed an historic $1 billion for 
                grant programs administered by the Department of 
                Justice's Office on Violence Against Women, and more 
                than doubled investments through the Family Violence 
                Prevention and Services Act. I was also proud to sign 
                into law the Victims of Crime Act Fix to Sustain the 
                Crime Victims Fund Act, which increases resources 
                available to help thousands of survivors of domestic 
                violence.

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                To accelerate this progress, the White House Gender 
                Policy Council is working to develop our Nation's first 
                ever National Action Plan to End Gender-Based Violence 
                and the Council is collaborating with the Department of 
                State and other Federal agencies to update and 
                strengthen our Strategy to Prevent and Respond to 
                Gender-Based Violence Globally. My Administration is 
                also working to prevent and improve the response to 
                intimate partner violence in our military and pushing 
                to strengthen VAWA. Authoring and championing VAWA 
                remains one of my proudest legislative achievements as 
                a Senator, and its reauthorization is long overdue. 
                Legislation to reauthorize and strengthen VAWA, which 
                already passed the House of Representatives with 
                bipartisan support, would reduce intimate partner 
                homicides by strengthening common sense gun laws, 
                expand protections for Native American survivors, 
                increase access to safe housing, expand training for 
                trauma-informed policing, and support programs centered 
                on restorative practices. We are also committed to 
                reauthorizing the Family Violence Prevention and 
                Services Act to strengthen efforts to address domestic 
                violence as a public health issue and to increase 
                support for life-saving services and prevention 
                programs across the Nation.

                During National Domestic Violence Awareness and 
                Prevention Month, we honor the tremendous dedication of 
                advocates and service providers, honor the courage and 
                resilience of survivors, and recommit ourselves to 
                standing with them for safety, dignity, and justice. 
                There is still much work to do, and it will take all of 
                us to do it. We must rededicate ourselves to creating a 
                society where domestic violence is not tolerated, where 
                survivors are supported, and where all people have an 
                opportunity to thrive without fear of violence or 
                abuse.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of 
                the United States of America, by virtue of the 
                authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws 
                of the United States, do hereby proclaim October 2021 
                as National Domestic Violence Awareness and Prevention 
                Month. I call on all Americans to speak out against 
                domestic violence and support efforts to educate young 
                people about healthy relationships centered on respect; 
                support victims and survivors in your own families and 
                networks; and to support the efforts of victim 
                advocates, service providers, health care providers, 
                and the legal system, as well as the leadership of 
                survivors, in working to end domestic violence.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                thirtieth day of September, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twenty-one, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and forty-
                sixth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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