National Cold War Center Act of 2023

Subjects: Armed Forces and National Security, Arkansas, Military facilities and property, Military history, Museums, exhibitions, cultural centers, Public Lands and Natural Resources, U.S. history

Summary:  <p><strong>National Cold War Center Act of 2023</strong></p> <p>This bill designates the museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, as the National Cold War Center. </p>

<html><body><pre>[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H.R. 859 Introduced in House (IH)]

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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''.


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                    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

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                                 A BILL


 
To authorize references to the museum located at Blytheville/Eaker Air 
    Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, as the ``National Cold War 
                               Center''.

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

SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.

    This Act may be cited as the ``National Cold War Center Act of 
2023''.

SEC. 2. 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.

SEC. 3. PURPOSES.

    The purposes of this Act 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.

SEC. 4. 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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