Sec. 6. Amendment to certain penalties for certain firearm offenses and armed career criminal provision
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Section 924 of title 18, United States Code, is amended— in subsection (a)(2), by striking not more than 10 years and inserting not more than 15 years ; and in subsection (e)(1), by striking not less than 15 years and inserting not less than 10 years . This section, and the amendments made by this section, shall apply to any offense that was committed before the date of enactment of this Act, if a sentence for the offense has not been imposed as of such date of enactment. In the case of a defendant (other than a defendant with a prior conviction for a serious violent felony, as defined in section 102(58) of the Controlled Substances Act) who, before the date of enactment of this Act, was convicted of an offense for which the penalty is amended by this section and was sentenced to a term of imprisonment for the offense, the sentencing court may, on motion of the defendant or the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, or on its own motion, upon prior notice to the Government, reduce the term of imprisonment for the offense, after considering the factors set forth in section 3553(a) of title 18, United States Code, the nature and seriousness of the danger to any person or the community, and the post-sentencing conduct of the defendant, if such a reduction is consistent with this section and the amendments made by this section.