Whereas 193 nations adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development at the 2015 United Nations General Assembly; Whereas, on January 1, 2016, the Sustainable Development Goals of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development officially came into force; Whereas the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development includes 17 Sustainable Development Goals and 169 targets to address extreme poverty, protect the planet, and ensure that all people have access to peace and prosperity by 2030; Whereas the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development recognizes that ending extreme poverty must go hand-in-hand with strategies to improve health and access to education, reduce inequality, and spur economic growth; Whereas the Sustainable Development Goals include— (1) no poverty; (2) zero hunger; (3) good health and well-being; (4) quality education; (5) gender equality; (6) clean water and sanitation; (7) affordable and clean energy; (8) decent work and economic growth; (9) industry, innovation, and infrastructure; (10) reduced inequalities; (11) sustainable cities and communities; (12) responsible consumption and production; (13) climate action; (14) life below water; (15) life on land; (16) peace, justice, and strong institutions; and (17) partnerships for the goals; Whereas the United States played a strong role in the member state negotiations at the United Nations, reflecting the longstanding bipartisan support for the foreign policy and development priorities that Republican and Democratic administrations and Congress have championed; Whereas the United States prioritized two areas throughout the negotiations, governance, peace, and security (Goal 16) and gender equality (Goal 5); Whereas the Sustainable Development Goals align with many United States priorities, including ending human trafficking, increasing access to jobs in collaboration with the private sector, gender equality, and good governance; Whereas these Sustainable Development Goals will attempt to complete what the Millennium Development Goals did not achieve