or any congressionally directed spending item as defined pursuant to Senate Rule XLIV, paragraph 5. (d) Funding Subject to the availability of appropriations for such purpose, the amounts authorized to be appropriated for research, development, test, and evaluation for a fiscal year may be used for such fiscal year for the program established under subsection (a). (e) Transfer authority (1) The Secretary may transfer funds available for the program to the research, development, test, and evaluation accounts of a military department, defense agency, or the unified combatant command for special operations forces pursuant to a proposal, or any part of a proposal, that the Secretary determines would directly support the purposes of the program. (2) The transfer authority provided in this subsection is in addition to any other transfer authority available to the Department of Defense. . (2) Clerical amendment The table of sections at the beginning of chapter 139 of such title is amended by inserting after the item relating to section 2359 the following new item: 2359a. Defense Research and Development Rapid Innovation Program. . (b) Conforming amendments (1) Repeal of old provision Section 1073 of the Ike Skelton National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2011 ( Public Law 111–383