PUBLIC SHIPYARD APPRENTICE PROGRAM.

SEC. 1114. PUBLIC SHIPYARD APPRENTICE PROGRAM. (a) Fiscal Year 2026 Classes.—During fiscal year 2026, the Secretary of the Navy shall induct, at each of the Navy shipyards, a class of not fewer than 100 apprentices. (b) Fiscal Year 2027 Costs.—The Secretary of the Navy shall include the costs of the classes of Navy shipyard apprentices to be inducted in fiscal year 2027 in the materials of the Department of Defense supporting the fiscal year 2027 budget request submitted to Congress by the President pursuant to section 1105(a) of title 31, United States Code.