; and (ii) take into account the cumulative nature of conservation over time, the interactions and sequencing effects between conservation activities, the differing times for conservation effects to be realized, and other related measurement challenges. (C) Public research Notwithstanding any other provision of law, in order to facilitate implementation of the monitoring and evaluation process, the Secretary shall make available conservation activity and program data to cooperators and researchers engaged in public research and evaluation activities to improve conservation outcomes under this subsection, provided that— (i) adequate assurances are provided to the Secretary that any resulting research or information will be made publicly available and in a form that protects personally identifiable information; and (ii) the National Technical Committee finds that any such research is likely to generate information that furthers the purpose of this section. (4) Cooperative agreements The Secretary may implement the monitoring evaluation process in part through cooperative or contribution agreements with Federal, State, and local agencies, universities and colleges, nongovernmental organizations with requisite expertise, as determined by the Secretary in consultation with the National Technical Committee. (5) National technical committee (A) Composition The monitoring and evaluation process shall be administered by the Natural Resources Conservation Service with assistance from a national technical committee appointed by the Secretary and composed of individuals with relevant technical and scientific expertise representing— (i) the Agricultural Research Service of the Department of Agriculture; (ii) the Economic Research Service of the Department of Agriculture; (iii) the Farm Service Agency of the Department of Agriculture; (iv) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (v) the Forest Service; (vi) the National Institute for Food and Agriculture; (vii) the United States Geological Survey