S.Amdt. 1015

SA 1015. Mr. COTTON submitted an amendment intended to be proposed by
him to the bill S. 2226, to authorize appropriations for fiscal year
2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense, for military
construction, and for defense activities of the Department of Energy,
to prescribe military personnel strengths for such fiscal year, and for
other purposes; which was ordered to lie on the table; as follows:

At the end of subtitle G of title X, add the following:

SEC. 1083. NATIONAL COLD WAR CENTER DESIGNATION.

(a) Purposes.--The purposes of this section are--
(1) to designate the museum located at Blytheville/Eaker
Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, including its future
and expanded exhibits, collections, and educational programs,
as a ``National Cold War Center'';
(2) to recognize the 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;
and
(4) 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.
(b) Designation.--
(1) In general.--The museum located at Blytheville/Eaker
Air Force Base in Blytheville, Arkansas, is designated as a
``National Cold War Center''.
(2) Rule of construction.--Nothing in this section shall
preclude the designation of other national centers or museums
in the United States interpreting the Cold War.
(c) Effect of Designation.--The National Cold War Center
designated by this section is not a unit of the National Park
System, and the designation of the center as a National Cold
War Center shall not be construed to require or permit
Federal funds to be expended for any purpose related to the
designation made by this section.
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