; (iii) in subparagraph (M), by inserting , publish reports, after studies ; and (iv) by inserting at the end the following: (V) The authority to conduct studies, publish reports, and make recommendations— (i) on any Federal, State, local, or private policy or practice relating to communications, information, or the digital economy of the United States; and (ii) that consider interoperability, privacy, security, spectrum use, emergency readiness, the flow of information, and with respect to the United States, in coordination with the Commission, the universal availability of and access to telecommunications service and information service (as those terms are defined in section 3 of the Communications Act of 1934) and any technology related to such service. . (3) Rule of construction Nothing in the amendments made by paragraphs (1) and (2) may be construed to expand or contract the authority of the Commission. (d) Technical and conforming amendments (1) Public Telecommunications Financing Act of 1978 Section 106(c) of the Public Telecommunications Financing Act of 1978 ( 5 U.S.C. 5316 note