; and (2) the sources and fates of carbon to construct and improve models of carbon responses to land management practices. (f) Public access All data collected and research findings developed from projects undertaken on the network shall be made readily accessible to the public. (g) Partners The Secretary may enter into an agreement with a State (including a State forestry agency), an educational institution, or a third party to fund or conduct research on the network. (h) Report Not later than 18 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary shall submit to the Committee on Energy and Natural Resources of the Senate and the Committee on Natural Resources of the House of Representatives a report describing, with respect to the network— (1) the location of the network on National Forest System land; (2) the forest cover types included in the network; and (3) any additional resources needed— (A) to establish or maintain infrastructure in an established experimental forest; or (B) to conduct the research described in subsection (d). (i) Savings clause Nothing in this section— (1) modifies, limits, or repeals the applicability of any provision of law (including regulations) to National Forest System land; or (2) precludes the Secretary from authorizing multiple-use activities, including livestock grazing and other authorized uses on land included within the network. 104. Long-term contracts for tree and seed planting (a) In general Notwithstanding the Federal Acquisition Regulation, the Secretary concerned may enter into a contract or cooperative agreement for re-establishing vegetation on Federal land described in subsection (b). (b) Federal land Federal land referred to in subsection (a) is— (1) National Forest System land, other than— (A) the national grasslands and land utilization projects administered under title III of the Bankhead-Jones Farm Tenant Act ( 7 U.S.C. 1010 et seq. ); and (B) National Forest System land east of the 100th meridian