1 "(c) MODIFICATION OF AN IMPOSED TERM OF !MPRIS
2 ONMENT .-The court may not modify a term of imprison
3 ment once it has been imposed except that
4 "(1) in any case
5 "(A) the court, upon motion of the Director
6 of the Bureau of Prisons, may reduce the term of
7 imprisonment, after considering the factors set
8 forth in section 3553(a) to the extent that they
9 are applicable, if it finds that extraordinary and
10 compelling reasons warrant such a reduction and
11 that such a reduction is consistent with applicable
12 policy statements issued by the Sentencing Com
13 mission; and
14 "(B) the court may modify an imposed term
15 of imprisonment to the extent otherwise expressly
16 permitted by statute or by Rule 35 of the Federal
17 Rules of Oriminal Procedure; and
18 "(2) in the case of a defendant who has been sen
19 tenced to a term of imprisonment based on a sentenc
20 ing range that has subsequently been lowered by the
21 Sentencing Oommission pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 994(n),
22 upon motion of the defendant or the Director of the
23 Bureau of Prisons, or on its own motion, the ~ourt
24 may reduce the term of imprisonment, after considering
25 the factors set forth in section 3553(a) to the exten