; and (II) the national technical committee established under paragraph (5) finds that the data is likely to generate information that furthers the purpose of this section. (4) Cooperative agreements The Secretary may implement the comprehensive monitoring and program evaluation process under paragraph (1) in part through cooperative or contribution agreements with Federal, State, and local agencies, institutions of higher education, and nongovernmental organizations with requisite expertise, as determined by the Secretary, in consultation with the national technical committee established under paragraph (5). (5) National technical committee (A) In general The comprehensive monitoring and program evaluation process under paragraph (1) shall be administered by the Secretary, acting through the Chief of the Natural Resources Conservation Service, with assistance from a national technical committee described in subparagraph (B). (B) Composition The national technical committee referred to in subparagraph (A) shall be appointed by the Secretary and composed of individuals with relevant technical and scientific expertise representing— (i) the Agricultural Research Service; (ii) the Economic Research Service; (iii) the Farm Service Agency; (iv) the United States Fish and Wildlife Service; (v) the Forest Service; (vi) the National Institute of Food and Agriculture; (vii) the United States Geological Survey; (viii) the Environmental Protection Agency; (ix) State and Tribal agencies; (x) land grant university natural resource research programs; (xi) nongovernmental organizations with expertise in the full array of conservation issues and measurement and evaluation of conservation outcomes; (xii) farmers that reflect a variety of geographic regions and production types