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113TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 2873 

To evaluate and authorize the continuation of the activities of the Economy, 

Energy, and Environment (E3) Initiative to Support Sustainable Manufacturing, and for other purposes. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JULY 31, 2013 

Ms. ESTY introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee 

on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees on Science, 

Space, and Technology, Education and the Workforce, Small Business, 

and Agriculture, for a period to be subsequently determined by the 

Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within 

the jurisdiction of the committee concerned 

A BILL 

To evaluate and authorize the continuation of the activities 

of the Economy, Energy, and Environment (E3) Initiative to Support Sustainable Manufacturing, and for other 

purposes. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘E3 Initiative Evalua5 tion Act’’. 


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1 SEC. 2. ECONOMY, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENT INITIA2 TIVE. 

3 (a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT.— 

4 (1) STUDY.— 

5 (A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller Gen6 eral shall conduct a study regarding coordina7 tion of executive branch activities related to the 

8 Economy, Energy, and Environment (E3) Ini9 tiative to Support Sustainable Manufacturing. 

10 (B) ISSUES TO BE STUDIED.—In con11 ducting the study under subparagraph (A), the 

12 Comptroller General shall evaluate— 

13 (i) the amount of Federal financial, 

14 personnel, and other resources used by the 

15 Department of Commerce, the Department 

16 of Energy, the Environmental Protection 

17 Agency, the Department of Labor, the 

18 Small Business Administration, and the 

19 Department of Agriculture in supporting 

20 the activities of the Economy, Energy, and 

21 Environment (E3) Initiative to Support 

22 Sustainable Manufacturing; 

23 (ii) the results and accomplishments 

24 of the participating agencies’ activities un25 dertaken through such Initiative to assist 

26 interested stakeholders; 


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1 (iii) barriers to more effective coordi2 nation among the agencies participating in 

3 such Initiative; and 

4 (iv) ways to increase effective assist5 ance to the stakeholders. 

6 (2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 

7 date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen8 eral shall transmit to the Congress a report summa9 rizing the results of the study conducted under para10 graph (1). 

11 (b) CONTINUATION OF INITIATIVE.—The Federal 

12 agencies that participate in the Economy, Energy, and 

13 Environment (E3) Initiative to Support Sustainable Man14 ufacturing shall continue such participation under the 

15 same terms and conditions as specified in the memo16 randum of understanding signed by the agencies on Sep17 tember 10, 2010, for at least 3 years after the date of 

18 enactment of this Act. 

19 (c) REPORT.—Not later than March 31st of each 

20 year, the agencies participating in the Initiative, through 

21 the Interagency Coordinating Committee established 

22 under the memorandum of understanding that created the 

23 Initiative, shall transmit to Congress a report on the Ini24 tiative. 

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