Federal Agent Smith Has Been Investigating a Group Believed to Be

Federal Agent Smith has been investigating a group believed to be agents of a foreign power involved in international terrorism. Agent Smith discovered that this group has been involved in three prior plots to smuggle weapons of mass destruction into the United States, but in each incidence their contacts failed to deliver the weapons. Agent Smith has filed several requests for court orders based on statutes that were originally part of the USA PATRIOT Act. Agent Smith also wants to serve a National Security Letter on the travel agent used by the group.

A) National Security Letter must be authorized by a judge after reviewing a complete FISA warrant application.
B) National Security Letters can be issued by any judge using the same procedures used for a search warrant.
C) National Security Letters are issued after completion of the normal paperwork for an administrative subpoena.
D) A National Security Letter can be issued as long as Agent Smith states that the information is sought for foreign counter intelligence purposes to protect against international terrorism.