The President formally requests congressional authorization for military force with a three year sunset clause.
"A
proposal sent by the White House to Capitol Hill on Wednesday would formally give the president the power to continue the airstrikes he has been conducting since last fall against the Islamic State, also known as ISIS or ISIL, as well as “associated persons or forces.” The measure would set limits that were never imposed during the wars of the last decade in Afghanistan and Iraq by expiring in three years and withholding permission for “enduring offensive ground combat operations.”" NYTimes
http://www.nytimes.com/2015/02/12/us...=top-news&_r=0