; Whereas there is no coordinating policy to maximize the effectiveness of the Federal Government’s conservation efforts and collaboration with the States, local governments, Tribes, private landowners, and other nongovernmental stakeholders; Whereas the United States should play a leading role on the international stage in addressing the biodiversity crisis, yet the United States— (1) is not a party to the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Convention on Migratory Species, and other relevant international agreements; (2) does not issue a periodic national biodiversity outlook, contrary to most other countries; and (3) does not have a national biodiversity strategy as part of the Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services; and Whereas scientific research highlights essential pathways forward, including— (1) establishing the effective conservation, restoration, and durable protection of at least 30 percent of an ecologically representative area of the Nation's and the world's lands, freshwaters, and oceans by 2030 by working collaboratively with governments, land owners, fishers, indigenous peoples, communities, and others; (2) restoring or rewilding species, degraded habitats, and ensuring integrity and connectivity of protected areas; (3) retaining and protecting highly intact ecosystems; (4) reducing pesticide use to levels no higher than needed for sustainable, ecologically, and safe food production; and (5) addressing the threats posed by invasive species: Now, therefore, be it