; and ; and (F) in paragraph (5), as redesignated by subparagraph (D), by inserting , confidentiality, and privacy after misconduct ; and (2) in subsection (b)— (A) by redesignating paragraph (2) as paragraph (3); and (B) by inserting after paragraph (1) the following: (2) Requirements The Director shall ensure that the system established under paragraph (1)— (A) ensures that research funded by the Institute is of high quality; (B) utilizes high-quality and timely procedures, in a manner that does not take longer than is necessary to ensure quality; and (C) is conducted with fair review processes to ensure that applications and products are evaluated on their scientific merit, which may include consulting with other Federal research agencies to promote fair merit-based peer review. . C National Center for Education Statistics 141. Establishment Section 141(b) ( 20 U.S.C. 9541(b) ), as redesignated by section 102, is amended— (1) in paragraph (1), by striking in a manner that meets the highest methodological standards and inserting from early childhood through postsecondary study in a manner that meets the highest methodological and data usability standards ; (2) by striking paragraph (2) and inserting the following: (2) to report valid and reliable education information and statistics in a manner that is of high quality, actionable, timely, and easily accessible to the public; and ; and (3) in paragraph (3)— (A) in subparagraph (A), by striking racial, cultural, gender, or regional bias and inserting bias on the basis of race, religion, color, national origin, sex, or disability ; and (B) in subparagraph (B), by inserting education system leaders, after practitioners, . 142. Commissioner for Education Statistics Section 142 ( 20 U.S.C. 9542 ), as redesignated by section 102, is amended by striking shall be highly and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting the following: shall— (1) be highly qualified