[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 120 (Thursday, July 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S2536]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]

  SA 356. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by 
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year 
2024 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. 1083. REFERENCE TO AMERICA'S 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 States' 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.
       (a) Reference.--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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