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 124 STAT. 3602 PUBLIC LAW 111–340—DEC. 22, 2010 would ensure the preservation of knowledge and library collections in the event of a disaster’’ before ‘‘; and’’. SEC. 207. LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN PROGRAM. Subtitle B (20 U.S.C. 9121 et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following: ‘‘CHAPTER 4—LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIANS ‘‘SEC. 264. LAURA BUSH 21ST CENTURY LIBRARIAN PROGRAM. ‘‘(a) PURPOSE.—It is the purpose of this chapter to develop a diverse workforce of librarians by— ‘‘(1) recruiting and educating the next generation of librar- ians, including by encouraging middle or high school students and postsecondary students to pursue careers in library and information science; ‘‘(2) developing faculty and library leaders, including by increasing the institutional capacity of graduate schools of library and information science; and ‘‘(3) enhancing the training and professional development of librarians and the library workforce to meet the needs of their communities, including those needs relating to literacy and education, workforce development, lifelong learning, and digital literacy. ‘‘(b) ACTIVITIES.—From the amounts provided under section 214(a)(2), the Director may enter into arrangements, including grants, contracts, cooperative agreements, and other forms of assist- ance, with libraries, library consortia and associations, institutions of higher education (as defined in section 101 of the Higher Edu- cation Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 1001)), and other entities that the Director determines appropriate, for projects that further the pur- pose of this chapter, such as projects that— ‘‘(1) increase the number of students enrolled in nationally accredited graduate library and information science programs and preparing for careers of service in libraries; ‘‘(2) recruit future professionals, including efforts to attract promising middle school, high school, or postsecondary students to consider careers in library and information science; ‘‘(3) develop or enhance professional development programs for librarians and the library workforce; ‘‘(4) enhance curricula within nationally accredited grad- uate library and information science programs; ‘‘(5) enhance doctoral education in order to develop faculty to educate the future generation of library professionals and develop the future generation of library leaders; and ‘‘(6) conduct research, including research to support the successful recruitment and education of the next generation of librarians. ‘‘(c) EVALUATION.—The Director shall establish procedures for reviewing and evaluating projects supported under this chapter.’’. SEC. 208. CONFORMING AMENDMENTS. The National Foundation on the Arts and the Humanities Act of 1965 (20 U.S.C. 951 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 4(a) (20 U.S.C. 953(a)), by striking ‘‘Institute of Museum Services’’ and inserting ‘‘Institute of Museum and Library Services’’; and 20 USC 9165.