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The search for neutrinoless double beta decay presents one of the most compelling experimental pathways for the discovery of lepton number violation and, more broadly, new physics beyond the Standard Model. Xe-136, with its relatively high isotopic abundance, ease of enrichment, and favorable Q-value, is one of the strongest candidates for the discovery of neutrinoless double beta decay, particularly as the required size of detectors grows. Xe-136 is compatible with multiple detection technologies, including single and dual-phase liquid xenon time projection chambers, gaseous detectors, and large liquid scintillator detectors. With the future of the international double beta decay program uncertain, there is an opportunity for the xenon-based detector community to come together and plan the next generation search for neutrinoless double beta decay of Xe-136.