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118TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. R. 859 

To authorize references to the museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force 

Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, as the ‘‘National Cold War Center’’. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

FEBRUARY 7, 2023 

Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. HILL, Mr. WOMACK, and Mr. WESTERMAN) 

introduced the following bill; which was referred to the Committee on 

Armed Services 

A BILL 

To authorize references to the museum located at Blytheville/ 

Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, as the 

‘‘National Cold War Center’’. 

1 Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa2 tives of the United States of America in Congress assembled, 

3 SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE. 

4 This Act may be cited as the ‘‘National Cold War 

5 Center Act of 2023’’. 

6 SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 

7 Congress makes the following findings: 

8 (1) The BAFB Cold War Museum, Inc., a non9 profit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the InVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:18 Mar 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00001 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H859.IH H859

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1 ternal Revenue Code of 1986, is responsible for the 

2 finances and management of the National Cold War 

3 Museum at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in 

4 Blytheville, Arkansas. 

5 (2) The National Cold War Center, located on 

6 the Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base, will be recog7 nized as a major tourist attraction in Arkansas that 

8 will provide an immersive and authoritative experi9 ence in informing, interpreting, and honoring the 

10 legacy of the Cold War. 

11 (3) The Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base has 

12 the only intact, publicly accessible Alert Facility and 

13 Weapons Storage Facility in the United States. 

14 (4) There is an urgent need to preserve the sto15 ries, artifacts, and heroic achievements of the Cold 

16 War. 

17 (5) The United States has a need to preserve 

18 forever the knowledge and history of the United 

19 States’ achievements in the Cold War century and to 

20 portray that history to citizens, visitors, and school 

21 children for centuries to come. 

22 (6) The National Cold War Center seeks to 

23 educate a diverse group of audiences through its col24 lection of artifacts, photographs, and firsthand perVerDate Sep 11 2014 00:18 Mar 02, 2023 Jkt 039200 PO 00000 Frm 00002 Fmt 6652 Sfmt 6201 E:\BILLS\H859.IH H859

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1 sonal accounts of the participants in the war on the 

2 home front. 

3 SEC. 3. PURPOSES. 

4 The purposes of this Act are— 

5 (1) to authorize references to the museum lo6 cated at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blythe7 ville, Arkansas, including its future and expanded 

8 exhibits, collections, and educational programs, as 

9 the ‘‘National Cold War Center’’; 

10 (2) to ensure the continuing preservation, main11 tenance, and interpretation of the artifacts, docu12 ments, images, and history collected by the Center; 

13 (3) to enhance the knowledge of the American 

14 people of the experience of the United States during 

15 the Cold War years; 

16 (4) to provide and support a facility for the 

17 public display of the artifacts, photographs, and per18 sonal histories of the Cold War years; and 

19 (5) to ensure that all future generations under20 stand the sacrifices made to preserve freedom and 

21 democracy, and the benefits of peace for all future 

22 generations in the 21st century and beyond. 


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1 SEC. 4. REFERENCE TO AMERICA’S COLD WAR CENTER. 

2 The museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force 

3 Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, is hereby authorized to be 

4 referred to as the ‘‘National Cold War Center’’. 

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