covered element
(1) Covered element The term “covered element” means any element or portion of the Federal Government that is not— (A) a covered department or agency as defined in section 3348(g) of this title ; (B) the Department of Defense (which is required to submit reports on special access programs under section 119 of title 10 ); (C) the National Nuclear Security Administration (which is required to submit reports on special access programs under section 2426 of this title ); or (D) an element of the intelligence community (as defined in section 3003 of this title ).