[Congressional Record Volume 171, Number 132 (Thursday, July 31, 2025)]
[Senate]
[Page S5107]
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  SA 3348. Ms. COLLINS submitted an amendment intended to be proposed 
by her to the bill S. 2296, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2026 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military 
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy, 
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for 
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

       At the appropriate place in title XI, insert the following

     SEC. __. 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.
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