; (2) by redesignating subsection (b) as subsection (d); and (3) by inserting after subsection (a) the following: (b) Statistical plan Not later than 60 days after the date on which the Board approves priorities of the Institute, the Statistics Commissioner shall develop and submit a statistics plan to the Director that is consistent with the mission of the Statistics Center and specifies the Statistics Center’s plan to— (1) carry out the duties described in subsection (a) and issue reports described in section 145, consistent with the requirements of section 173; (2) continuously improve aspects of statistical operations, testing, and implementation of new methods to enhance the usability and cost-effectiveness of data collections, processing, and dissemination carried out by the Statistics Center; and (3) improve the efficiency, timeliness, relevance, usage, and impact of the education information, statistics, and products issued by the Statistics Center. (c) Report on alternative poverty measures Not later than 2 years after the date of enactment of the Advancing Research in Education Act , and every 3 fiscal years thereafter, the Director, in consultation with the Statistics Commissioner and the Director of the Census Bureau, shall submit, to 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 describing— (1) activities carried out by the Statistics Center as required under subsection (a)(10) and section 144(d) to support the development of a valid and accurate alternative student poverty measurement, including for students who reside in rural communities; (2) an assessment of State efforts to improve the identification of students from low-income backgrounds, and Federal, State, and local recommendations to support effective approaches