FORMAL TRAINING FOR SHIPBOARD SYSTEM PROGRAMS OF RECORD.

SEC. 1036. [10 U.S.C. 8013 note] FORMAL TRAINING FOR SHIPBOARD SYSTEM PROGRAMS OF RECORD. (a) In General.—The Secretary of the Navy shall ensure that there is formal training provided for any shipboard system that is a program of record on any Navy surface vessel. (b) Timline for Implementation.— (1) Current programs.—In the case of any shipboard system program of record that is in use as of the date of the enactment of this Act for which no formal training is available, the Secretary shall ensure that such training is available by not later than 12 months after the date of the enactment of this Act. (2) Future programs.—In the case of any shipboard system program of record that is first accepted by the Government after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall ensure that formal training is established for such program by not later than 12 months after the date on which the shipboard system program of record is first accepted by the Government.