With no explanation, chose the best option from "A", "B", "C" or "D". provisional sentence of hospitalization “to the maximum term authorized by law for the offense for which the defendant was found guilty.” § 4244(d) (emphasis added). We begin by recognizing that the relevant “law” in sentencing is the Sentencing Guidelines. As the Supreme Court recently observed, “the mandate to apply the Guidelines is itself statutory.” United States v. R.L.C., 503 U.S. 291, 297, 112 S.Ct. 1329, 1334, 117 L.Ed.2d 559 (1992). Thus, § 4244(d) requires that the provisional sentence be the maximum term authorized by the Sentencing Guidelines for the relevant offense. The highest possible sentence that can be imposed under the Sentencing Guidelines is the statutory maximum. Cf. Mistretta v. United States, 488 U.S. 361, 374-75, 109 S.Ct. 647, 655-56, 102 L.Ed.2d 714 (1989) (<HOLDING>). As a result, the maximum term authorized by

A: holding that the sentencing judge could consider the defendants subsequent arrest even though the charges were dismissed during sentencing
B: recognizing that congress has the power to completely divest the courts of their sentencing discretion and that congress granted broad authority to the sentencing commission guided by specific goals and principles
C: recognizing that congress instructed the sentencing commission that the sentencing ranges could not include sentences in excess of the statutory maxima
D: recognizing the limited appellate review of sentences imposed under the initial voluntary sentencing standards
C.