; (2) the estimated social benefits of each registered apprenticeship program (including additional productivity of apprentices and the reduction in governmental expenditures as a result of reduced use of unemployment compensation and public assistance) exceeded the costs of each registered apprenticeship program by more than $49,000; and (3) the tax return on every dollar the Federal Government invested in registered apprenticeship programs was $27; and Whereas celebration of National Apprenticeship Week— (1) honors industries that use the registered apprenticeship model; (2) encourages expansion of the registered apprenticeship model to prepare highly skilled workers of the United States; (3) recognizes the role the national registered apprenticeship system has played in preparing workers of the United States for jobs; and (4) promotes conversation about ways the national registered apprenticeship system can continue to respond to workforce challenges in the 21st century: Now, therefore, be it