by the United States government

“ Disclosure by United States of identity of covert agent It is a defense to a prosecution under section 421 of this title that before the commission of the offense with which the defendant is charged, the United States had publicly acknowledged or revealed the intelligence relationship to the United States of the individual the disclosure of whose intelligence relationship to the United States is the basis for the prosecution. ”

“ The terms “officer” and “employee” have the meanings given such terms by section 2104 and 2105, respectively, of title 5. (8) The term “Armed Forces” means the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marine Corps, and Coast Guard. ”