; and (B) by adding at the end the following: (2) Timeliness In carrying out supervision and approval as described under subparagraph (A), the Director shall ensure that each Commissioner carries out the Commissioner's duties in a manner that promotes high-quality, easily accessible, actionable, and timely information, consistent with the mission of the Institute. . 118. Agreements Section 118 ( 20 U.S.C. 9518 ) is amended to read as follows: 118. Agreements (a) Research coordination The Institute may carry out research projects of common interest with Federal agencies through agreements with such agencies that are in accordance with section 173 and section 430 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1231 ). (b) Statistical data coordination The Institute may carry out, for the purpose of research, statistical data projects of common interest or coordinate with Federal agencies to ensure that statistical data reported by the National Center for Education Statistics is high-quality, actionable, timely, and easily accessible, in accordance with section 173 and section 430 of the General Education Provisions Act ( 20 U.S.C. 1231 ). . 119. Director biennial report Section 119 ( 20 U.S.C. 9519 ) is amended to read as follows: 119. Director biennial report (a) In general The Director shall, on a biennial basis, transmit to the President, the Board, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions and the Committee on Appropriations of the Senate and the Committee on Education and the Workforce and the Committee on Appropriations of the House of Representatives, a report and make such report widely available to the public (including by electronic means such as posting in an easily accessible manner on the Department’s website), containing the following: (1) A description of the research, evaluation, statistics, development, and evidence use and dissemination activities carried out by and through the National Education Centers during the 2 fiscal years prior to the date of the transmission,