; and (B) guidance published by the National Institute of Standards and Technology. (2) Rule of construction Nothing in this section shall be construed to limit the ability of the Director of the Office of Management and Budget to update or modify the Federal guidelines on cloud computing security. (c) Waiver of requirements The Director of National Intelligence and the Secretary of Defense, or their respective designee, may waive the applicability to any national security system, as defined in section 3552 of title 44, United States Code, of any provision of this section if the Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense, or their respective designee, determines that such waiver is in the interest of national security. Not later than 30 days after making a waiver under this subsection, the Director of National Intelligence or the Secretary of Defense, or their respective designee, shall submit to the Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs and the Select Committee on Intelligence of the Senate and the Committee on Oversight and Government Reform and the Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence of the House of Representatives a statement describing the waiver and the reasons for the waiver. (d) Definitions In this section: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Office of Electronic Government established under section 3602 of title 44, United States Code (and also known as the Office of E-Government and Information Technology), within the Office of Management and Budget. (2) Covered agency The term covered agency means the following (including all associated components of the agency): (A) Department of Agriculture. (B) Department of Commerce. (C) Department of Defense. (D) Department of Education. (E) Department of Energy. (F) Department of Health and Human Services. (G) Department of Homeland Security. (H) Department of Housing and Urban Development. (I) Department of the Interior. (J) Department of Justice. (K) Department of Labor. (L)