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On March 14, President Trump signed an\u00a0<\/span>Executive Order\u00a0<\/a><\/span>involving the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS) and six other federal agencies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

The executive order decrees:<\/p>\n