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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. FED-290	Press release of March 12, 2020 (Building closed to the public)Supreme Court Building closed to the public until further notice	Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)	Supreme Court of the United StatesCourt	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Business closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-338	General Order 20-0012 (original)In re: Coronavirus COVID-19 Public Emergency	Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer	United States District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisCourt	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-279	Order of March 16, 2020 (COVID-19 building access)Order restricting access to the James R. Browning, William K. Nakamura, Pioneer and Richard H. Chambers United States Courthouses	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Order filed by the Clerk, Molly C. Dwyer)	United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (San Francisco, Seattle, Portland, Pasadena courthouses)Court	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-291	Press release of March 16, 2020 (postponement of the March 2020 argument session)Supreme Court postpones oral arguments scheduled for the March session	Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office)	Supreme Court of the United StatesCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-311	Standing Order 2020-04In re: COVID-19 Pandemic Procedures	Chief Judge James K. Bredar	United States District Court for the District of MarylandCourt	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-317	General Order 72In re: Coronavirus Disease Public Health Emergency	Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton	United States District Court for the Northern District of California (San Francisco, Oakland, San Jose, Eureka)Court	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Gathering capCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-367	Circular 26-20-7Special Relief for those Potentially Impacted by COVID-19	Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration, Loan Guaranty Service	United States (VA-guaranteed home loans)Federal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Other	Primary source read
Ex. FED-396	The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America: 15 Days to Slow the Spread (Mar. 16, 2020), extended Mar. 29, 2020 as 30 Days to Slow the Spread through Apr. 30, 2020The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America: 15 Days to Slow the Spread	The President and the White House Coronavirus Task Force (with CDC)	United StatesFederal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. FED-324	USCIS alert of Mar. 17, 2020: USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public (Mar. 18 - Apr. 1, 2020), extended to May 3 and then to June 3, 2020USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public March 18 - April 1	U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services	United States (all USCIS field offices, asylum offices and Application Support Centers)Federal	Mar. 17, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-346	FHFA news release of Mar. 18, 2020: FHFA Suspends Foreclosures and Evictions for Enterprise-Backed MortgagesFHFA Suspends Foreclosures and Evictions for Enterprise-Backed Mortgages	Federal Housing Finance Agency (Director Mark Calabria), directing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac	United States (Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac single-family mortgages)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-356	Mortgagee Letter 2020-04Foreclosure and Eviction Moratorium in Connection with the Presidentially-Declared COVID-19 National Emergency	U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Administration (Assistant Secretary for Housing - Federal Housing Commissioner)	United States (FHA-insured single-family mortgages)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. FED-368	Circular 26-20-8Foreclosure Moratorium for Borrowers Affected by COVID19	VA, Loan Guaranty Service	United States (VA-guaranteed home loans)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. FED-387	NPS news release of Mar. 18, 2020: National Park Service to Temporarily Suspend Park Entrance Fees (with the accompanying direction that superintendents modify operations and close facilities)National Park Service to Temporarily Suspend Park Entrance Fees	Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt; National Park Service	United States (National Park System)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureOther	Primary source read
Ex. FED-265	OMB Memorandum M-20-17Administrative Relief for Recipients and Applicants of Federal Financial Assistance Directly Impacted by the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)…	Office of Management and Budget	United States (federal financial assistance recipients)Federal	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Primary source read
Ex. FED-292	Order of March 19, 2020, 589 U.S. (Order List)Order extending the deadline to file petitions for writs of certiorari to 150 days and relaxing extension and distribution rules in light of…	Supreme Court of the United States	Supreme Court of the United StatesCourt	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-381	USDA Rural Development foreclosure and eviction moratorium for Single Family Housing Direct and Guaranteed loan borrowers: Mar. 19, 2020 (60 days) and extensions to June 30, Aug. 31 and Dec. 31, 2020 (releases of May 2020, June 2020 and Aug./Sept. 2020)USDA Extends Foreclosure and Eviction Relief for Single Family Housing Direct and Guaranteed Loan Borrowers (2020 series)	U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development	United States (USDA Rural Development Single Family Housing Direct and Guaranteed loans)Federal	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-394	CISA, Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce, v1.0 (Mar. 19, 2020)Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce: Ensuring Community and National Resilience in COVID-19 Response, Version 1.0	Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security (Director Christopher C. Krebs)	United StatesFederal	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Other	Primary source read
Ex. FED-312	Standing Order 2020-05In re: Court Operations Under the Exigent Circumstances Created by COVID-19	Chief Judge James K. Bredar	United States District Court for the District of MarylandCourt	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-327	Suspension of Routine Visa Services (announcement of Mar. 18, 2020, last updated Mar. 20, 2020)Suspension of Routine Visa Services	U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs	United States (all U.S. embassies and consulates)Federal	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineOther	Primary source read
Ex. FED-284	Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-042In re: Coronavirus Public Emergency - Activation of the Continuity of Operations Plan (courthouses closed)	Chief Judge Virginia A. Phillips	United States District Court for the Central District of California (Los Angeles, Santa Ana, Riverside)Court	Mar. 19, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-310	Second Amended Standing Order 2020-02In re: Restrictions on Visitors to Courthouses	Chief Judge James K. Bredar	United States District Court for the District of Maryland (Baltimore, Greenbelt)Court	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-391	USDA announcement of Mar. 23, 2020: USDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment OnlyUSDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment Only	U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Production and Conservation mission area	United States (all USDA Service Centers: FSA, NRCS, Rural Development)Federal	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Business closureCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-286	General Docket Order 2020-4 (COVID-19; court operations), Mar. 25, 2020General Docket Order 2020-4: Court Operations (COVID-19)	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (General Docket Order; certified copy issued by the Clerk Mar. 25, 2020)	United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth CircuitCourt	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q2	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-319	Important Announcement on H2 Visas (Mar. 26, 2020): expanded interview-waiver processing for H-2A and H-2B applicants during the suspension of routine visa servicesImportant Announcement on H2 Visas	U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs	United States (Department of State consular posts worldwide; H-2 processing chiefly at Mission Mexico)Federal	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Travel and quarantineOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FED-340	CARES Act §§ 4022-4024 (foreclosure moratorium and forbearance; multifamily forbearance; temporary moratorium on eviction filings) and § 15002 (video teleconferencing for criminal proceedings)Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, Title IV, Subtitle A, §§ 4022-4024; Division B, § 15002	Congress (Pub. L. 116-136, signed Mar. 27, 2020)	United StatesFederal	Mar. 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read

Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office), Press release of March 12, 2020 (Building closed to the public) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. FED-290)
Chief Judge Rebecca R. Pallmeyer, General Order 20-0012 (original) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. FED-338)
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (Order filed by the Clerk, Molly C. Dwyer), Order of March 16, 2020 (COVID-19 building access) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. FED-279)
Supreme Court of the United States (Public Information Office), Press release of March 16, 2020 (postponement of the March 2020 argument session) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. FED-291)
Chief Judge James K. Bredar, Standing Order 2020-04 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. FED-311)
Chief Judge Phyllis J. Hamilton, General Order 72 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. FED-317)
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration, Loan Guaranty Service, Circular 26-20-7 (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. FED-367)
The President and the White House Coronavirus Task Force (with CDC), The President's Coronavirus Guidelines for America: 15 Days to Slow the Spread (Mar. 16, 2020), extended Mar. 29, 2020 as 30 Days to Slow the Spread through Apr. 30, 2020 (Ex. FED-396)
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, USCIS alert of Mar. 17, 2020: USCIS Temporarily Closing Offices to the Public (Mar. 18 - Apr. 1, 2020), extended to May 3 and then to June 3, 2020 (Ex. FED-324)
Federal Housing Finance Agency (Director Mark Calabria), directing Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac, FHFA news release of Mar. 18, 2020: FHFA Suspends Foreclosures and Evictions for Enterprise-Backed Mortgages (Ex. FED-346)
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, Federal Housing Administration (Assistant Secretary for Housing - Federal Housing Commissioner), Mortgagee Letter 2020-04 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. FED-356)
VA, Loan Guaranty Service, Circular 26-20-8 (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. FED-368)
Secretary of the Interior David L. Bernhardt; National Park Service, NPS news release of Mar. 18, 2020: National Park Service to Temporarily Suspend Park Entrance Fees (with the accompanying direction that superintendents modify operations and close facilities) (Ex. FED-387)
Office of Management and Budget, OMB Memorandum M-20-17 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. FED-265)
Supreme Court of the United States, Order of March 19, 2020, 589 U.S. (Order List) (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. FED-292)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Rural Development, USDA Rural Development foreclosure and eviction moratorium for Single Family Housing Direct and Guaranteed loan borrowers: Mar. 19, 2020 (60 days) and extensions to June 30, Aug. 31 and Dec. 31, 2020 (releases of May 2020, June 2020 and Aug./Sept. 2020) (Ex. FED-381)
Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, Department of Homeland Security (Director Christopher C. Krebs), CISA, Guidance on the Essential Critical Infrastructure Workforce, v1.0 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. FED-394)
Chief Judge James K. Bredar, Standing Order 2020-05 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. FED-312)
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Suspension of Routine Visa Services (announcement of Mar. 18, 2020, last updated Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. FED-327)
Chief Judge Virginia A. Phillips, Order of the Chief Judge No. 20-042 (Mar. 19, 2020) (Ex. FED-284)
Chief Judge James K. Bredar, Second Amended Standing Order 2020-02 (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. FED-310)
U.S. Department of Agriculture, Farm Production and Conservation mission area, USDA announcement of Mar. 23, 2020: USDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment Only (Ex. FED-391)
United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (General Docket Order; certified copy issued by the Clerk Mar. 25, 2020), General Docket Order 2020-4 (COVID-19; court operations), Mar. 25, 2020 (Ex. FED-286)
U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Important Announcement on H2 Visas (Mar. 26, 2020): expanded interview-waiver processing for H-2A and H-2B applicants during the suspension of routine visa services (Ex. FED-319)
Congress (Pub. L. 116-136, signed Mar. 27, 2020), CARES Act §§ 4022-4024 (foreclosure moratorium and forbearance; multifamily forbearance; temporary moratorium on eviction filings) and § 15002 (video teleconferencing for criminal proceedings) (Mar. 27, 2020) (Ex. FED-340)

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