Thanks to efforts by the House and Senate Armed Services Committees, the Army is on its way to a stronger future. The 2018 National Defense Authorization Act, prepared by the two panels that Congress approved on Nov. 16 and is on the way to the White House, addresses many of the Army’s unfunded priorities, adds more troops, advances weapons modernization, and increases training to improve readiness and expand capabilities.

But the work of the Armed Services Committees won’t mean much unless accompanied by the funding required to support the armed forces. Congress must now undertake a two-part budgetary solution.