[Congressional Record Volume 167, Number 190 (Thursday, October 28, 2021)]
[Senate]
[Page S7475]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 3960. Mr. BOOZMAN (for himself and Mr. Cotton) submitted an 
amendment intended to be proposed to amendment SA 3867 submitted by Mr. 
Reed and intended to be proposed to the bill H.R. 4350, to authorize 
appropriations for fiscal year 2022 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 end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

     SEC. 1064. NATIONAL COLD WAR CENTER.

       (a) Findings.-- Congress makes the following findings:
       (1) The BAFB Cold War Museum, Inc., a nonprofit corporation 
     under section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, 
     is responsible for the finances and management of the 
     National Cold War Museum at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base 
     in Blytheville, Arkansas.
       (2) The National Cold War Center, located on the 
     Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base, will be recognized as a 
     major tourist attraction in Arkansas that will provide an 
     immersive and authoritative experience in informing, 
     interpreting, and honoring the legacy of the Cold War.
       (3) The Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base has the only 
     intact, publicly accessible Alert Facility and Weapons 
     Storage Facility in the United States.
       (4) There is an urgent need to preserve the stories, 
     artifacts, and heroic achievements of the Cold War.
       (5) The United States has a need to preserve forever the 
     knowledge and history of the United Stats' achievements in 
     the Cold War century and to portray that history to citizens, 
     visitors, and school children for centuries to come.
       (6) The National Cold War Center seeks to educate a diverse 
     group of audiences through its collection of artifacts, 
     photographs, and firsthand personal accounts of the 
     participants in the war on the home front.
       (b) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (1) to authorize references to the museum located at 
     Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, 
     including its future and expanded exhibits, collections, and 
     educational programs, as the ``National Cold War Center'';
       (2) to ensure the continuing preservation, maintenance, and 
     interpretation of the artifacts, documents, images, and 
     history collected by the Center;
       (3) to enhance the knowledge of the American people of the 
     experience of the United States during the Cold War years;
       (4) to provide and support a facility for the public 
     display of the artifacts, photographs, and personal histories 
     of the Cold War years; and
       (5) to ensure that all future generations understand the 
     sacrifices made to preserve freedom and democracy, and the 
     benefits of peace for all future generations in the 21st 
     century and beyond.
       (c) Reference to America's Cold War Center.--The museum 
     located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, 
     Arkansas, is hereby authorized to be referred to as the 
     ``National Cold War Center''.
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