Sec. 304. Applicability to pending and past cases
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This title, and the amendments made by this title, 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 who, before the date of enactment of this Act, was convicted of an offense for which the penalty is amended by this title 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, reduce the term of imprisonment for the offense, after considering the factors set forth in section 3553(a) of title 18, United States Code, to the extent the factors are applicable, if such a reduction is consistent with— this title and the amendments made by this title; and applicable policy statements issued by the United States Sentencing Commission.