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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-066	Presidential Proclamation on Novel Coronavirus (travel.state.gov summary of the country entry suspensions, as of Mar. 14, 2020)Presidential Proclamation on Novel Coronavirus	Department of State	United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-070	SEVP Broadcast Message 2003-01, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Potential Procedural Adaptations for F and M nonimmigrant students (Mar. 9, 2020)Broadcast Message: Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Potential Procedural Adaptations for F and M nonimmigrant students	SEVP	United States Department of Homeland Security, ICE, Student and Exchange Visitor Program (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 9, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineSchools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-073	Frequently Asked Questions for SEVP Stakeholders about COVID-19 (first issued Mar. 2020; version with updates through May 31, 2022, including 'Clarifying Questions for the 2021-22 Academic Year Based on the March 2020 Guidance')Frequently Asked Questions for SEVP Stakeholders about COVID-19	SEVP	United States Department of Homeland Security, ICE, SEVP (federal agency)Federal	July 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-077	Temporary Closure of Three Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures (Mar. 15, 2020): Region 2 (Manhattan), Region 7 (Detroit), Region 13 (Chicago)Temporary Closure of Three Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures	National Labor Relations Board, Office of Public Affairs	National Labor Relations Board (independent federal agency)Federal	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-053	USCIS alert, USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1 (posted Mar. 17, 2020; effective Mar. 18, 2020)USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1	USCIS	United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-065	Global Level 4 Health Advisory - Do Not Travel (Mar. 19, 2020; updated Mar. 31, 2020)Global Level 4 Health Advisory - Do Not Travel	Department of State	United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-078	Temporary Closure of Two Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures (Mar. 19, 2020): Region 8 (Cleveland), Region 15 (New Orleans)Temporary Closure of Two Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures	National Labor Relations Board	National Labor Relations Board (independent federal agency)Federal	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-060	Suspension of Routine Visa Services (Mar. 20, 2020)Suspension of Routine Visa Services	Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs	United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureTravel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-090	Updates on NLRB Office Closures (Mar. 20, 2020): Region 20 (San Francisco) and Region 27 (Denver)Updates on NLRB Office Closures	National Labor Relations Board	National Labor Relations Board (independent federal agency)Federal	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-091	Updates on Temporary NLRB Office Closures (Mar. 23, 2020): Region 28 (Phoenix)Updates on Temporary NLRB Office Closures	National Labor Relations Board	National Labor Relations Board (independent federal agency)Federal	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-062	Important Announcement on H2 Visas (Mar. 26, 2020)Important Announcement on H2 Visas	Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs	United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-055	USCIS alert extending the suspension of in-person services until at least May 3, 2020 (posted late March 2020), followed by a further extension to June 4, 2020USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public Until at Least May 3	USCIS	United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q2	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-021	Memorandum, Discretion in Enforcement when Considering an Employer's Good Faith Efforts During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic (Apr. 16, 2020)Discretion in Enforcement when Considering an Employer's Good Faith Efforts During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic	OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs to Regional Administrators and State Plan Designees	United States Department of Labor, OSHA (federal agency)Federal	Apr. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureWorkplace rules	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-003	Temporary final rule, Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 21739 (Apr. 20, 2020), adding 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(21)Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency	Secretary of Homeland Security (Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf), through USCIS	United States Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (federal agency)Federal	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-007	Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020, Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak, 85 Fed. Reg. 23441 (Apr. 27, 2020)Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel…	President Donald J. Trump	President of the United States (proclamation with operative effect)Federal	Apr. 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-004	Temporary final rule, Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2B Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 28843 (May 14, 2020), adding 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(23)Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2B Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency	Secretary of Homeland Security, through USCIS	United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)Federal	May 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-012	Proclamation 10043 of May 29, 2020, Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers From the People's Republic of China, 85 Fed. Reg. 34353 (June 4, 2020)Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers From the People's Republic of China	President Donald J. Trump	President of the United States (proclamation with operative effect)Federal	May 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-008	Proclamation 10052 of June 22, 2020, Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak, 85 Fed. Reg. 38263 (June 25, 2020)Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery…	President Donald J. Trump	President of the United States (proclamation with operative effect)Federal	June 22, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-009	Proclamation 10054 of June 29, 2020, Amendment to Proclamation 10052, 85 Fed. Reg. 40085 (July 2, 2020)Amendment to Proclamation 10052	President Donald J. Trump	President of the United States (proclamation with operative effect)Federal	June 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-072	SEVP modifies temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online courses during fall 2020 semester (July 6, 2020)SEVP modifies temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online courses during fall 2020 semester	SEVP (ICE)	United States Department of Homeland Security, ICE, SEVP (federal agency)Federal	July 6, 2020	2020 Q3	Travel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-061	Phased Resumption of Routine Visa Services (July 14, 2020)Phased Resumption of Routine Visa Services	Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs	United States Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs (federal agency)Federal	July 14, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Capacity limitTravel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-071	SEVP Broadcast Message, Follow-up: ICE continues March Guidance for Fall School Term (July 24, 2020), superseding the July 6, 2020 modificationsBroadcast Message: Follow-up: ICE continues March Guidance for Fall School Term	SEVP	United States Department of Homeland Security, ICE, SEVP (federal agency)Federal	July 24, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Travel and quarantineSchools and child care	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-005	Temporary final rule, Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due To the COVID-19 National Emergency: Partial Extension of Certain Flexibilities, 85 Fed. Reg. 51304 (Aug. 20, 2020)Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due To the COVID-19 National Emergency: Partial Extension of Certain…	Secretary of Homeland Security, through USCIS	United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)Federal	Aug. 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-006	Temporary final rule, Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency: Extension of Certain Flexibilities, 85 Fed. Reg. 82291 (Dec. 18, 2020)Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency	Secretary of Homeland Security, through USCIS	United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)Federal	Dec. 18, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-010	Proclamation 10131 of December 31, 2020, Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Continue To Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market, 86 Fed. Reg. 417 (Jan. 6, 2021)Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Continue To Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market	President Donald J. Trump	President of the United States (proclamation with operative effect)Federal	Dec. 31, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read

Department of State, Presidential Proclamation on Novel Coronavirus (travel.state.gov summary of the country entry suspensions, as of Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-066)
SEVP, SEVP Broadcast Message 2003-01, Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) and Potential Procedural Adaptations for F and M nonimmigrant students (Mar. 9, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-070)
SEVP, Frequently Asked Questions for SEVP Stakeholders about COVID-19 (first issued Mar. 2020; version with updates through May 31, 2022, including 'Clarifying Questions for the 2021-22 Academic Year Based on the March 2020 Guidance') (July 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-073)
National Labor Relations Board, Office of Public Affairs, Temporary Closure of Three Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures (Mar. 15, 2020): Region 2 (Manhattan), Region 7 (Detroit), Region 13 (Chicago) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-077)
USCIS, USCIS alert, USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18-April 1 (posted Mar. 17, 2020; effective Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-053)
Department of State, Global Level 4 Health Advisory - Do Not Travel (Mar. 19, 2020; updated Mar. 31, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-065)
National Labor Relations Board, Temporary Closure of Two Regional Offices Due to Possible COVID-19 Exposures (Mar. 19, 2020): Region 8 (Cleveland), Region 15 (New Orleans) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-078)
Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Suspension of Routine Visa Services (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-060)
National Labor Relations Board, Updates on NLRB Office Closures (Mar. 20, 2020): Region 20 (San Francisco) and Region 27 (Denver) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-090)
National Labor Relations Board, Updates on Temporary NLRB Office Closures (Mar. 23, 2020): Region 28 (Phoenix) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-091)
Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Important Announcement on H2 Visas (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-062)
USCIS, USCIS alert extending the suspension of in-person services until at least May 3, 2020 (posted late March 2020), followed by a further extension to June 4, 2020 (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-055)
OSHA Directorate of Enforcement Programs to Regional Administrators and State Plan Designees, Memorandum, Discretion in Enforcement when Considering an Employer's Good Faith Efforts During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Pandemic (Apr. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-021)
Secretary of Homeland Security (Acting Secretary Chad F. Wolf), through USCIS, Temporary final rule, Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 21739 (Apr. 20, 2020), adding 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(21) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-003)
President Donald J. Trump, Proclamation 10014 of April 22, 2020, Suspension of Entry of Immigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak, 85 Fed. Reg. 23441 (Apr. 27, 2020) (Apr. 22, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-007)
Secretary of Homeland Security, through USCIS, Temporary final rule, Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2B Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 28843 (May 14, 2020), adding 8 C.F.R. 214.2(h)(23) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-004)
President Donald J. Trump, Proclamation 10043 of May 29, 2020, Suspension of Entry as Nonimmigrants of Certain Students and Researchers From the People's Republic of China, 85 Fed. Reg. 34353 (June 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-012)
President Donald J. Trump, Proclamation 10052 of June 22, 2020, Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak, 85 Fed. Reg. 38263 (June 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-008)
President Donald J. Trump, Proclamation 10054 of June 29, 2020, Amendment to Proclamation 10052, 85 Fed. Reg. 40085 (July 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-009)
SEVP (ICE), SEVP modifies temporary exemptions for nonimmigrant students taking online courses during fall 2020 semester (July 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-072)
Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Phased Resumption of Routine Visa Services (July 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-061)
SEVP, SEVP Broadcast Message, Follow-up: ICE continues March Guidance for Fall School Term (July 24, 2020), superseding the July 6, 2020 modifications (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-071)
Secretary of Homeland Security, through USCIS, Temporary final rule, Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due To the COVID-19 National Emergency: Partial Extension of Certain Flexibilities, 85 Fed. Reg. 51304 (Aug. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-005)
Secretary of Homeland Security, through USCIS, Temporary final rule, Temporary Changes to Requirements Affecting H-2A Nonimmigrants Due to the COVID-19 National Emergency: Extension of Certain Flexibilities, 85 Fed. Reg. 82291 (Dec. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-006)
President Donald J. Trump, Proclamation 10131 of December 31, 2020, Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Continue To Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market, 86 Fed. Reg. 417 (Jan. 6, 2021) (Dec. 31, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-010)

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