Whether the district court is limited to the 'extraordinary and compelling reasons' given in application note 1 of the commentary to U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13

QUESTION PRESENTED Under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(), a district court may reduce a term of imprisonment “after considering the factors set forth in [18 U.S.C. §] 3553(a) to the extent they are applicable” but only “if it finds that ... extraordinary and compelling reasons warrant such a reduction” “and that such a reduction is consistent with applicable policy statements issued by the Sentencing Commission.” As initially codified, only the Bureau of Prisons could move to modify a federal prisoner’s sentence, but it rarely did so. In response, in December 2018, Congress amended the statute to allow federal prisoners to file their own motions directly in the district court. This amendment has resulted in significant litigation, but the lower courts have split on the proper interpretation of the statute. This Court has yet to speak on the issue. The question presented is whether, under 18 U.S.C. § 3582(c)(1)(A)(i), the district court is limited to the “extraordinary and compelling reasons” given in application note 1 of the commentary to U.S.S.G. § 1B1.13. 2