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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 Manu-
facturing, 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) Initia-
tive to Support Sustainable Manufacturing, and for other 
purposes. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 
SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 
This Act may be cited as the ‘‘E3 Initiative Evalua-
tion Act’’. 
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SEC. 2. ECONOMY, ENERGY, AND ENVIRONMENT INITIA-
TIVE. 
(a) COMPTROLLER GENERAL STUDY AND REPORT.— 
(1) STUDY.— 
(A) IN GENERAL.—The Comptroller Gen-
eral shall conduct a study regarding coordina-
tion of executive branch activities related to the 
Economy, Energy, and Environment (E3) Ini-
tiative to Support Sustainable Manufacturing. 
(B) ISSUES
TO
BE
STUDIED.—In con-
ducting the study under subparagraph (A), the 
Comptroller General shall evaluate— 
(i) the amount of Federal financial, 
personnel, and other resources used by the 
Department of Commerce, the Department 
of Energy, the Environmental Protection 
Agency, the Department of Labor, the 
Small Business Administration, and the 
Department of Agriculture in supporting 
the activities of the Economy, Energy, and 
Environment (E3) Initiative to Support 
Sustainable Manufacturing; 
(ii) the results and accomplishments 
of the participating agencies’ activities un-
dertaken through such Initiative to assist 
interested stakeholders; 
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(iii) barriers to more effective coordi-
nation among the agencies participating in 
such Initiative; and 
(iv) ways to increase effective assist-
ance to the stakeholders. 
(2) REPORT.—Not later than 1 year after the 
date of enactment of this Act, the Comptroller Gen-
eral shall transmit to the Congress a report summa-
rizing the results of the study conducted under para-
graph (1). 
(b) CONTINUATION
OF INITIATIVE.—The Federal 
agencies that participate in the Economy, Energy, and 
Environment (E3) Initiative to Support Sustainable Man-
ufacturing shall continue such participation under the 
same terms and conditions as specified in the memo-
randum of understanding signed by the agencies on Sep-
tember 10, 2010, for at least 3 years after the date of 
enactment of this Act. 
(c) REPORT.—Not later than March 31st of each 
year, the agencies participating in the Initiative, through 
the Interagency Coordinating Committee established 
under the memorandum of understanding that created the 
Initiative, shall transmit to Congress a report on the Ini-
tiative. 
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