1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Smarter Sentencing Act of 2017 . 2. Applicability of statutory minimums Section 3553(f)(1) of title 18, United States Code, is amended by striking defendant and all that follows through point and inserting criminal history category for the defendant is not higher than category 2 . 3. Clarification of applicability of the Fair Sentencing Act (a) 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 ; 124 Stat. 2372), that was committed before August 3, 2010. (b) 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 ( Public Law 111–220 ; 124 Stat. 2372) were in effect at the time the covered offense was committed. (c) Limitations No court shall entertain a motion made under this section to reduce a sentence if the sentence was previously imposed or previously reduced in accordance with the amendments made by sections 2 and 3 of the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 ( Public Law 111–220 ; 124 Stat. 2372) or if a motion made under this section to reduce the sentence was previously denied. Nothing in this section shall be construed to require a court to reduce any sentence pursuant to this section. 4. Sentencing modifications for certain drug offenses (a) Controlled Substances Act The Controlled Substances Act ( 21 U.S.C. 801 et seq.) is amended— (1) in section 102 ( 21 U.S.C. 802 ), by adding at the end the following: (57) The term courier means a defendant whose role in the offense was limited to transporting or storing drugs or money.