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117TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION H. R. 3487 
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 
MAY 25, 2021 
Mr. CRAWFORD (for himself, Mr. WESTERMAN, Mr. WOMACK, and Mr. HILL) 
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’’. 
Be it enacted by the Senate and House of Representa-
tives 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 2021’’. 
SEC. 2. FINDINGS. 
Congress makes the following findings: 
(1) The BAFB Cold War Museum, Inc., a non-
profit corporation under section 501(c)(3) of the In-
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ternal 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 recog-
nized as a major tourist attraction in Arkansas that 
will provide an immersive and authoritative experi-
ence 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 sto-
ries, 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 col-
lection of artifacts, photographs, and firsthand per-
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sonal 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 lo-
cated at Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base in Blythe-
ville, Arkansas, including its future and expanded 
exhibits, collections, and educational programs, as 
the ‘‘National Cold War Center’’; 
(2) to ensure the continuing preservation, main-
tenance, and interpretation of the artifacts, docu-
ments, 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 per-
sonal histories of the Cold War years; and 
(5) to ensure that all future generations under-
stand the sacrifices made to preserve freedom and 
democracy, and the benefits of peace for all future 
generations in the 21st century and beyond. 
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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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