Adam Smith actually said...

this is more for the White House: Sell it. Because if you don't, there ain't no way we are going to pass it.

I would suggest better the 'how' is we want to train them and equip them so that they are better positioned to fight.

the amount of money we are requesting, or that we envision inside this request--the $500 million--is a pretty reasonable planning factor for...

I am telling you, this is really, really poorly drafted in terms of narrowing it down to a specific set of purposes.