Resentencing Section 3559(c)(7) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by inserting not to exceed the original sentence before the period at the end. 404. Clarification of applicability of the Fair Sentencing Act (a) Defendants previously sentenced A court that imposed a sentence for a covered offense, may, on motion of the defendant, the Director of the Bureau of Prisons, the attorney for the Government, or the court, impose a reduced sentence as if sections 2 and 3 of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 were in effect at the time the covered offense was committed. (b) Definition of covered offense In this section, the term covered offense means a violation of a Federal criminal statute, the statutory penalties for which were modified by section 2 or 3 of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–220