,,ii  #aahth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,s4 #cac  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of ,,the
 ,,united ,,states  ,february #i1       
#bjbc,mr4 ,cotton 7for himself and ,mr4 
,boozman7 introduced the following bill2
 which was read twice and referred to   
the ,committee on ,energy and ,natural  
,resources  ,a ,,bill  ,to authorize    
reference to the museum located at      
,blytheville_/,eaker ,air ,force ,base  
in ,blytheville1 ,arkansas1 as the      
,national ,cold ,war ,center4  #a4      
,short title ,this ,act may be cited as 
the ,national ,cold ,war ,center ,act of
 #bjbc4  #b4 ,findings ,congress makes  
the following findings3 7#a7 ,the ,,bafb
 ,cold ,war ,museum1 ,inc41 a nonprofit 
corporation under section #eja7;c77#c7  
of the ,internal ,revenue ,code of      
#aihf1 is responsible for the finances  
and management of the ,national ,cold   
,war ,museum at ,blytheville_/,eaker    
,air ,force ,base in ,blytheville1      
,arkansas4  7#b7 ,the ,national ,cold   
,war ,center1 located on the            

,blytheville_/,eaker ,air ,force ,base1 
will be recognized as a major tourist   
attraction in ,arkansas that will       
provide an immersive and authoritative  
experience in informing1 interpreting1  
and honoring the legacy of the ,cold    
,war4  7#c7 ,the ,blytheville_/,eaker   
,air ,force ,base has the only intact1  
publicly accessible ,alert ,facility and
 ,weapons ,storage ,facility in the     
,united ,states4  7#d7 ,there is an     
urgent need to preserve the stories1    
artifacts1 and heroic achievements of   
the ,cold ,war4  7#e7 ,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  
citizens1 visitors1 and school children 
for centuries to come4  7#f7 ,the       
,national ,cold ,war ,center seeks to   
educate a diverse group of audiences    
through its collection of artifacts1    
photographs1 and firsthand personal     
accounts of the participants in the war 

on the home front4  #c4 ,purposes ,the  
purposes of this ,act are-- 7#a7 to     
authorize references to the museum      
located at ,blytheville_/,eaker ,air    
,force ,base in ,blytheville1 ,arkansas1
 including its future and expanded      
exhibits1 collections1 and educational  
programs1 as the ,national ,cold ,war   
,center2  7#b7 to ensure the continuing 
preservation1 maintenance1 and          
interpretation of the artifacts1        
documents1 images1 and history collected
 by the ,center2  7#c7 to enhance the   
knowledge of the ,american people of the
 experience of the ,united ,states      
during the ,cold ,war years2  7#d7 to   
provide and support a facility for the  
public display of the artifacts1        
photographs1 and personal histories of  
the ,cold ,war years2 and  7#e7 to      
ensure that all future generations      
understand the sacrifices made to       
preserve freedom and democracy1 and the 
benefits of peace for all future        
generations in the #bast century and    

beyond4  #d4 ,reference to ,america's   
,cold ,war ,center ,the museum located  
at ,blytheville_/,eaker ,air ,force     
,base in ,blytheville1 ,arkansas1 is    
hereby authorized to be referred to as  
the ,national ,cold ,war ,center4