,i #aagth ,,congress #ast ,session ,h4 ,r4 #eddg ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of ,,representatives ,september #cj1 #bjba,mr4 ,fortenberry 7for himself and ,mr4 ,bacon7 introduced the following bill2 which was referred to the ,committee on ,armed ,services ,a ,,bill ,to authorize the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum in ,ashland1 ,nebraska1 to be referred to as ,america's ,national ,museum of the ,cold ,war1 and for other purposes4 #a4 ,short title ,this ,act may be cited as the ,america's ,national ,museum of the ,cold ,world ,war ,act of #bjba4 #b4 ,findings ,congress finds the following3 7#a7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum1 a nonprofit corporation under section #eja7;c77#c7 of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of #aihf1 was established to preserve the history of ,strategic ,air ,command1 the ,cold ,war1 and related aerospace artifacts and to inspire learning through imaginative1 innovative1 and inspirational educational programs and exhibits4 7#b7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum is responsible for the finances and management of the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum in ,ashland1 ,nebraska4 7#c7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum is the only large1 professionally managed and staffed1 and highly visited museum in the ,united ,states that exists for the exclusive purpose of interpreting1 in totality and depth1 the ,american experience of the ,cold ,war years 7#aidf-aiia71 in all theaters of conflict and containment1 including all branches of the ,armed ,forces and ,intelligence ,services4 7#d7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum was founded by community-invested people seeking to preserve the unique history of ,strategic ,air ,command and the influential impact ,offutt ,air ,force ,base has had on the history of the ,united ,states4 7#e7 ,from ,general ,curtis ,le,may to ,strategic ,nuclear ,deterrence1 the ,nuclear ,triad1 ,looking ,glass1 and the fall of the ,u4,s4,s4,r41 the ,cold ,war flowed through the base located in ,bellevue1 ,nebraska4 7#f7 ,the current museum is a legacy of the history of ,offutt ,air ,force ,base1 where ,president ,george ,w4 ,bush landed on #i_/aa as ,commander-in-,chief4 7#g7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum is the steward of-- 7,a7 a significant collection of ,cold ,war aircraft on loan from the ,united ,states ,air ,force that includes1 among many others1 one of two remaining ,,xf-#he ,goblins1 one of two remaining ,b#a-;,a's1 one of four remaining ,b-#cf ,peacemakers1 the first operational ,b-#eb1 both an ,,sr-#ga and ,u-#b1 a record-breaking ,b-#eh ,hustler1 an ,,ec-#ace ,looking ,glass1 an ,f-#aje ,thunderchief with a confirmed ,mi,g kill1 and the very last ,,rb-#de;,c in existence2 7,b7 one of only three ,royal ,air ,force ,avro ,vulcans in the ,united ,states2 7,c7 the first ,apollo ,crew ,service ,module launched into space2 7,d7 the personal effects of ,francis ,gary ,powers1 ,sr41 on loan from his family2 7,e7 a large collection of personal and professional items of ,general ,curtis ,le,may1 ,,cincsac2 7,f7 thousands of ,cold ,war artifacts1 including missiles and missile firing and command controls2 7,g7 ,space ,race artifacts from ,mercury through ,apollo2 and 7,h7 ,cold ,war surveillance systems4 7#h7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum is home to the ,b-#dg ,association ,collection and has access to the ,,sr-#ga ,association ,collection4 7#i7 ,since the grand opening of the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum1 the museum has attracted nearly #c1jjj1jjj visitors from around the world1 of which the largest percentage are ,united ,states citizens from across the ,nation4 7#aj7 ,there is an urgent need to preserve the stories1 artifacts1 and heroic achievements of the post-,world ,war ,,ii era that saw the emergence of the ,united ,states as the sole superpower before the proliferation of nuclear weapons that led to ,strategic ,nuclear ,deterrence and ,containment of ,communism1 eventually ending in the collapse of the ,soviet ,union4 7#aa7 ,the ,united ,states has a need to forever preserve the knowledge and history of its most important post-,world ,war ,,ii responsibility of the #bjth century1 and to teach that history to citizens1 visitors1 and school children for centuries to come4 7#ab7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum has not sought congressional funding for its facility and operations4 7#ac7 ,thousands of donors across the ,nation have contributed millions of dollars to help build this national institution1 including individuals and foundations4 7#ad7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum should always be the ,nation's museum of the ,american experience in the ,cold ,war years 7#aidf-aiia7 where people go to learn about this critical period and where the history of the ,nation's monumental post-,world ,war ,,ii responsibility will be preserved so that future generations may understand the role the ,united ,states played in the preservation and advancement of democracy and freedom in the second half of the #bjth century4 7#ae7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum seeks to educate a diverse group of audiences through its collection of artifacts1 photographs1 letters1 documents1 and firsthand personal accounts of the participants in the ,cold ,war on the home front during one of history's darkest hours4 7#af7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum is devoted to the combat experience of the ,nation's citizen soldiers in all theaters of operation and to the heroic efforts of the men and women domestically who supported the overt and covert operations from the period beginning in #aidf and ending in #aiia4 7#ag7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum continues to add to and maintain one of the ,nation's largest personal history collections of the men and women who participated in the ,cold ,war4 7#ah7 ,no other museum seeks to describe1 in such totality and depth1 the span of time from the era of ,george ,f4 ,kennan to the collapse of the ,u4,s4,s4,r4 and the ,cold ,war's influence on pop culture1 geopolitics1 and its eventual influence on contemporary history4 7#ai7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum is currently a #cjj1jjj-square-foot institution1 including core exhibitions on the ,cold ,war1 ,strategic ,air ,command1 and ,strategic ,nuclear ,deterrence4 7#bj7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum is planning an expansion that will include a ,missileers ,hall and a large exhibition dedicated to the men and women that served in the ,cold ,war years and their families4 7#ba7 ,the planned ,comprehensive ,facility ,redevelopment ,plan will describe the role played by every ,state and territory during the ,cold ,war years1 and the database of the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum's exhibition program will be made available to the teachers and school children of every ,state and territory4 7#bb7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum is an official ,smithsonian affiliate institution with formal agreement to borrow ,smithsonian artifacts for future exhibitions4 7#bc7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum actively engages with other institutions and museums on the history of the ,cold ,war including the ,national ,cryptologic ,museum1 the ,national ,reconnaissance ,center for ,interpretation1 ,,nasa ,space ,centers1 and ,,usaf ,museum ,program1 among others4 7#bd7 ,as the ,strategic ,air ,command's motto was ,peace is our ,profession1 and the heraldry of the organization includes a ,mailed ,fist offering both ,olive ,branches and ,thunderbolts1 with the former headquarters and two major bases within a #ej-mile radius4 7#be7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum supports opportunities for ethical discussion of both nuclear and anti-nuclear defense policy within the context of the ,cold ,war2 as the literal and figurative epicenter or ground zero for an intercontinental thermonuclear exchange1 the area represents our national tradition of free speech that simultaneously embraces both public support and protests4 7#bf7 ,as the ,cold ,war did not end but was won1 it is proper and fitting that the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum1 generally located near the geographical center of our great ,republic in the breadbasket of the ,nation1 represents the cultural1 regional1 and strategic geopolitical intersections relevant to the history of the ,cold ,war4 7#bg7 ,the #aiib stand-down of the ,strategic ,air ,command represented an awareness of the winning of the ,cold ,war and transition to a changed international leadership role4 7#bh7 ,academics and academic institutions have engaged the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum favorably for research and advanced degree seminars regarding the ,cuban ,missile ,crisis1 ,general ,curtis ,e4 ,le,may1 the evolution of aerospace1 and the ,cold ,war1 including-- 7,a7 the ,united ,states ,army ,school of ,advanced ,military ,studies at ,fort ,leavenworth1 ,kansas2 7,b7 ,sandia ,national ,laboratories2 and 7,c7 ,dr4 ,james ,blight and ,dr4 ,janet ,lang of the ,balsillie ,school of ,international ,affairs 7policy advisors to governmental administrations and the ,united ,nations74 7#bi7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum collaborates with other museums to share the current story of ,,stratcom1 ,minuteman ,missileers1 ,the ,cold ,war1 the ,post-,cold ,war nature of the ,nation's thermonuclear force1 and ,,nasa's technological and human developments that resulted in both winning the ,cold ,war and a sense of national pride in achievements4 7#cj7 ,the museum highlights that early on1 the ,united ,states ,army ,air ,corps and then the ,united ,states ,air ,force developed a culture of diversity1 including-- 7,a7 the ,tuskegee ,airmen 7opened by the local chapter president1 with a national organization vice-president and the last surviving ,tuskegee ,airman in the community72 7,b7 ,women in ,aerospace 7featuring historic and contemporary accomplishments in the field72 7,c7 the ,black ,holes ,smithsonian ,exhibit 7featuring the work of seven student interns of color72 7,d7 ,strategic ,air ,command leading the ,united ,states ,air ,force as the first fully integrated military branch2 and 7,e7 education involvement with community partners in underserved communities4 7#ca7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum is actively collecting oral histories from the ,cold ,war years 7#aidf-aiia7 to include all branches of service and civilians 7,alert ,forces1 ,missileers1 children of ,vietnam ,p,o,ws1 ,civil ,defense1 ,linebacker ,,ii ,crew ,members1 etc474 7#cb7 ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum holds a large collection of archival film and video from the ,cold ,war years 7#aidf-aiia7 that include interviews with ,general ,curtis ,le,may and other commanders in chief of the ,strategic ,air ,command1 ,,sac training and promotional films1 ,,sac ,cold ,war status reports1 ,civil ,defense training1 ,missile ,security1 and ,cold ,war ,propaganda4 7#cc7 ,it is fitting and proper to refer to the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum as ,america's ,national ,museum of the ,cold ,war4 #c4 ,sense of ,congress ,it is the sense of ,congress that the following goals are worthwhile and should be sustained through ,america's ,national ,museum of the ,cold ,war3 7#a7 ,ensuring the continuing preservation1 maintenance1 and interpretation of the artifacts1 documents1 images1 and history collected by the museum4 7#b7 ,enhancing the knowledge of the ,american people of the ,american experience during the ,cold ,war years1 in combat1 surveillance1 intelligence1 counter-intelligence and on the home front4 7#c7 ,providing and supporting a facility for the public display of the artifacts1 photographs1 letters1 documents1 and personal histories of the ,cold ,war years 7#aidf-aiia74 7#d7 ,providing and supporting a facility for the public display of the artifacts1 photographs1 letters1 documents1 and personal histories of the ,concept and ,theory of ,cold ,wars1 past1 present1 and future4 7#e7 ,providing educational outreach programs for teachers and students throughout the ,nation4 7#f7 ,encouraging1 for educational purposes1 the further expansion of the exhibits on ,technology1 ,engineering1 and ,innovation that emerged from ,cold ,war4 7#g7 ,ensuring that all future generations understand the magnitude of the ,american contribution to winning the ,cold ,war1 the ,strategic ,air ,command's mission of ,strategic ,nuclear ,deterrence1 the sacrifices made to preserve freedom and democracy1 and the benefits of peace for all future generations in the #bast century and beyond4 #d4 ,america's ,national ,museum of the ,cold ,war 7a7 ,in general ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum located in ,ashland1 ,nebraska1 may be referred to as ,america's ,national ,museum of the ,cold ,war4 7b7 ,not a unit of the ,national ,park ,system ,the ,strategic ,air ,command and ,aerospace ,museum is not a unit of the ,national ,park ,system1 and the authorization to refer to the museum as ,america's ,national ,museum of the ,cold ,war under subsection 7a7 shall not be construed to require or authorize ,federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to the museum4