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considerations involved in self-employment 
and ownership of a small business concern; 
‘‘(iii) an in-person classroom instruc-
tion component providing an introduction 
to the foundations of self employment and 
ownership of a small business concern; and 
‘‘(iv) 
in-depth 
training 
delivered 
through online instruction, including an 
online course that leads to the creation of 
a business plan. 
‘‘(B) 
COLLABORATION.—The 
Adminis-
trator may— 
‘‘(i) collaborate with public and pri-
vate entities to develop course curricula for 
the Boots to Business Program; and 
‘‘(ii) modify program components in 
coordination with entities participating in a 
Warriors in Transition program, as defined 
in section 738(e) of the National Defense 
Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2013 
(10 U.S.C. 1071 note). 
‘‘(C) UTILIZATION
OF
RESOURCE
PART-
NERS.— 
‘‘(i) IN GENERAL.—The Administrator 
shall—
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responsibility in the Department for minimizing the dupli-
cation of efforts and maximizing efficiency among the In-
spectors General across all organizations and elements of 
the Department with respect to the covered activities. 
‘‘(d)(1)(A) The Secretary of Defense, acting through 
the Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), shall re-
quire each Inspector General of an organization or element 
of the Department of Defense to transmit the proposed 
budget for the covered activities of the Office of such In-
spector General for a fiscal year and for the period covered 
by the future-years defense program submitted to Con-
gress under section 221 of this title for that fiscal year 
to the Inspector General of the Department of Defense 
for review under subparagraph (B) before submitting the 
proposed budget to the Under Secretary of Defense 
(Comptroller). 
‘‘(B) The Inspector General of the Department of 
Defense shall review each proposed budget transmitted 
under subparagraph (A) and, not later than January 31 
of the year preceding the fiscal year for which the budget 
is proposed, shall submit to the Secretary of Defense a 
report containing the comments of the Inspector General 
with respect to all such proposed budgets, together with 
the certification of the Inspector General regarding wheth-
er each proposed budget achieves an adequate level of effi-
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ciency and effectiveness with respect to the covered activi-
ties. 
‘‘(C) Not later than March 31 of each year, the Sec-
retary of Defense shall submit to Congress a report that 
includes the following: 
‘‘(i) Each proposed budget for the covered ac-
tivities of an Inspector General of an organization or 
element of the Department of Defense that was 
transmitted to the Inspector General of the Depart-
ment under subparagraph (A). 
‘‘(ii) Identification of each proposed budget con-
tained in the most-recent report submitted under 
subparagraph (B) that the Inspector General of the 
Department did not certify as achieving an adequate 
level of efficiency and effectiveness with respect to 
the covered activities. 
‘‘(iii) A discussion of the actions that the Sec-
retary proposes to take, together with any rec-
ommended legislation that the Secretary considers 
appropriate, to address the inadequate levels of effi-
ciency and effectiveness achieved by the proposed 
budgets identified in the report. 
‘‘(iv) Any additional comments that the Sec-
retary considers appropriate regarding the inad-