[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 128 (Tuesday, July 25, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S3529]
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  SA 1015. 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. NATIONAL COLD WAR CENTER DESIGNATION.

       (a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
       (1) to designate the museum located at Blytheville/Eaker 
     Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, including its future 
     and expanded exhibits, collections, and educational programs, 
     as a ``National Cold War Center'';
       (2) to recognize the 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; 
     and
       (4) 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.
       (b) Designation.--
       (1) In general.--The museum located at Blytheville/Eaker 
     Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, is designated as a 
     ``National Cold War Center''.
       (2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall 
     preclude the designation of other national centers or museums 
     in the United States interpreting the Cold War.
       (c) Effect of Designation.--The National Cold War Center 
     designated by this section is not a unit of the National Park 
     System, and the designation of the center as a National Cold 
     War Center shall not be construed to require or permit 
     Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to the 
     designation made by this section.
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