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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. PA-108	Announcement of Aug. 10, 2021: vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement for Commonwealth employees in State-run health care and high-risk congregate facilities (state hospitals, state centers, veterans' homes, community health centers, state correctional institutions), effective Sept. 7, 2021; new hires must be vaccinatedGov. Wolf Announces Vaccine or Test Requirement for Commonwealth Employees in Health Care and High-Risk Congregate Facilities	Governor Tom Wolf (Office of Administration policy for Commonwealth employees)	PennsylvaniaState	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Vaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-088	Board of Health order requiring all public and private K-12 schools in Montgomery County to provide virtual-only instruction and suspending extracurricular activities and sportsMontgomery County Board of Health order: all K-12 schools virtual, Nov. 23 - Dec. 6, 2020	Montgomery County Board of Health (Chair Michael Laign), unanimous vote of Nov. 13, 2020	Montgomery County, Pennsylvania (Board of Health)County	Nov. 13, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capSchools and child care	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-070	Preliminary Guidance for Phased Reopening of Pre-K to 12 Schools (June 3, 2020) requiring a board-approved Health and Safety Plan before any school entity reopensRequirement that every school entity adopt and post a Health and Safety Plan approved by its governing body, consistent with the Secretary…	Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary Pedro A. Rivera; Acting Secretary Noe Ortega)	Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary of Education); State levelState	June 3, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Schools and child careWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-090	Chester County instruments: COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration (March 2020); intergovernmental agreement to serve Delaware County (approved Mar. 18, 2020; ended July 31, 2021); Health Department school guidance (Aug. 4, 2020) and 2021-22 close-contact, symptomatic and antigen-testing instructions (Aug. 2021); 'Simple Ask: Wear a Mask' campaign (2020); First Amended Declaration of Judicial Emergency of the Court of Common Pleas (2020)Chester County COVID-19 instruments (by category)	Chester County Board of Commissioners; Chester County Health Department (Jeanne Casner, Director, 2020; Jeanne Franklin, Public Health Director, 2021); President Judge of the 15th Judicial District	Chester County, Pennsylvania (Board of Commissioners; Chester County Health Department; Court of Common Pleas, 15th Judicial District)County		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSchools and child careCourts and public officesQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-26-GM-030	KC Animal Health Summit Stays Online 2021 TVB ReportVHMA Annual Meeting and Conference (veterinary hospital managers' three-day conference)	Veterinary Hospital Managers Association	Orlando (2020); Philadelphia (2021), FL (2020); PA (2021)Organizer	Jan. 25, 2021	2021 Q1	Organizer notice	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-01-141	Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and in Higher Education, Healthcare, and Related Settings (adopted Aug. 12, 2021; effective Aug. 16, 2021)Philadelphia health care worker vaccination regulation	Philadelphia Board of Health / Department of Public Health	Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Aug. 12, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-092	School District of Philadelphia 2021-22 health and safety plan: universal masking of students and staff regardless of vaccination status for the school year opening Aug. 31, 2021School District of Philadelphia universal masking, 2021-22 school year	School District of Philadelphia (Superintendent William R. Hite Jr.), implementing the Mayor's and Health Commissioner's orders requiring masks indoors at schools (Exs. MET-PHL-018, 019)	City of Philadelphia / School District of PhiladelphiaCity	July 30, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-B-137	'Vaccine or Test' requirement for Commonwealth employees in health care and high-risk congregate facilities, announced August 10, 2021, effective September 7, 2021Commonwealth employees in state hospitals and high-risk congregate facilities: vaccination or weekly testing	Governor Tom Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Aug. 10, 2021	2021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-116	Orders directing universal baseline COVID-19 testing of residents and staff: nursing care facilities (June 8, 2020; baseline by July 24, 2020) and personal care homes, assisted living residences and intermediate care facilities (June 26, 2020; baseline by Aug. 31, 2020)Orders of the Secretary of Health Directing Testing at Long-Term Care Facilities (June 8 and June 26, 2020)	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	June 8, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. ECO-C-117	Act 15 of 2020 (SB 841): Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) omnibus amendmentsRemote notarization (57 Pa.C.S. § 306 temporary authorization); remote meetings of local government bodies; property-tax and other emergency…	Pennsylvania General Assembly (SB 841), signed by Governor Wolf	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Other	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-114	Amendment to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings aligning with CDC guidance for fully vaccinated persons (effective 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17, 2021)Amendment to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings (Mar. 2021)	Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam	PennsylvaniaState	Mar. 16, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-089	Requirement that all staff and visitors wear masks in all County buildings and facilities from Aug. 16, 2021; recommendation of indoor masking regardless of vaccination statusMontgomery County requires masks in all county buildings and facilities from Monday, Aug. 16, 2021 (announced Aug. 13, 2021)	Montgomery County Board of Commissioners with the Office of Public Health	Montgomery County, PennsylvaniaCounty	Aug. 13, 2021	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-09-009	Amendments of Apr. 20, 2020 to the Orders closing businesses that are not life sustaining (construction permitted from May 1, 2020)April 20, 2020 amendments to the Business Closure Orders	Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-024	Amendment to the Construction AuthorizationAmendment to Construction Executive Order (May 15, 2020)	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	May 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-026	Amendment Regarding Outdoor Dining to the Yellow Phase OrderAmendment Regarding Outdoor Dining to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of Businesses (Yellow Phase Order)	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	June 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Capacity limitWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-029	Gyms Amendment to the Modified Green Phase OrderAmendment Regarding Gyms and Indoor Exercise Facilities to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of Businesses (July 20, 2020)	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	July 20, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Business closureCapacity limitFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-030	Second Amendment Regarding Additional Activities to the Modified Green Phase OrderSecond Amendment Regarding Additional Activities to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of Businesses... Green Phase (Aug. 21…	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Aug. 21, 2020	2020 Q3	Capacity limitGathering cap	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-032	Supplemental Gatherings OrderSupplemental Emergency Order Regarding City Policy on Gatherings of Persons (Sept. 21, 2020)	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Sept. 21, 2020	2020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-034	Amendment Regarding Permitted Gathering Sizes (Oct. 15, 2020)Amendment Regarding Permitted Gathering Sizes to the Emergency Order Allowing Limited Reopening of Businesses	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Oct. 15, 2020	2020 Q4	Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-036	Third Supplemental Gatherings OrderThird Supplemental Emergency Order Regarding Outdoor Gatherings and Events (Dec. 30, 2020)	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Dec. 30, 2020	2021 Q1	Gathering capEvents and venues	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-PHL-062	Amendment to the Restated and Consolidated Emergency Order (indoor dining)Amendment to the Restated and Consolidated Emergency Order of 2021	Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH	City of Philadelphia, PennsylvaniaCity	Feb. 12, 2021	2021 Q1	Capacity limit	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-109	Announcement of May 4, 2021: all mitigation orders except masking to be lifted May 31, 2021; masking order to lapse when 70 percent of adults are fully vaccinatedWolf Administration to Lift Mitigation Orders on Memorial Day, Masking Order Once 70% of Pennsylvania Adults Fully Vaccinated	Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of Health (announcement)	PennsylvaniaState	May 4, 2021	2021 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capFace-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-110	Amendment of Apr. 20, 2020 to the Orders Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (online motor-vehicle sales authorized; Liquor Control Board curbside pickup; limited construction from May 8, later May 1)Amendment to the Business Closure Orders (Apr. 20, 2020)	Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health	PennsylvaniaState	Apr. 20, 2020	2020 Q2	Business closureAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-113	Amendment of Dec. 9, 2020 to the Order for Mitigation Relating to Travel (quarantine period reduced to 10 days)Amended Order of the Secretary for Mitigation Relating to Travel (Dec. 9, 2020)	Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D.	PennsylvaniaState	Dec. 9, 2020	2020 Q42021 Q1	Travel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. PA-115	Amendment of May 2021 to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings (order to lapse when 70 percent of adults are fully vaccinated or on June 28, 2021; Section 5 mitigation measures tied to the May 31, 2021 sunset)Amendment to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings (May 2021)	Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam	PennsylvaniaState		2021 Q2	Face-covering requirement	Confirmed from a secondary source

Governor Tom Wolf (Office of Administration policy for Commonwealth employees), Announcement of Aug. 10, 2021: vaccination-or-weekly-testing requirement for Commonwealth employees in State-run health care and high-risk congregate facilities (state hospitals, state centers, veterans' homes, community health centers, state correctional institutions), effective Sept. 7, 2021; new hires must be vaccinated (Ex. PA-108)
Montgomery County Board of Health (Chair Michael Laign), unanimous vote of Nov. 13, 2020, Board of Health order requiring all public and private K-12 schools in Montgomery County to provide virtual-only instruction and suspending extracurricular activities and sports (Nov. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-088)
Pennsylvania Department of Education (Secretary Pedro A. Rivera; Acting Secretary Noe Ortega), Preliminary Guidance for Phased Reopening of Pre-K to 12 Schools (June 3, 2020) requiring a board-approved Health and Safety Plan before any school entity reopens (Ex. AGY-ST-EDUCATION-HIGHER-ED-070)
Chester County Board of Commissioners; Chester County Health Department (Jeanne Casner, Director, 2020; Jeanne Franklin, Public Health Director, 2021); President Judge of the 15th Judicial District, Chester County instruments: COVID-19 disaster emergency declaration (March 2020); intergovernmental agreement to serve Delaware County (approved Mar. 18, 2020; ended July 31, 2021); Health Department school guidance (Aug. 4, 2020) and 2021-22 close-contact, symptomatic and antigen-testing instructions (Aug. 2021); 'Simple Ask: Wear a Mask' campaign (2020); First Amended Declaration of Judicial Emergency of the Court of Common Pleas (2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-090)
Veterinary Hospital Managers Association, KC Animal Health Summit Stays Online 2021 TVB Report (Jan. 25, 2021) (Ex. SEC-26-GM-030)
Philadelphia Board of Health / Department of Public Health, Emergency Regulation Governing the Control and Prevention of COVID-19 Mandating Vaccines for Healthcare Workers and in Higher Education, Healthcare, and Related Settings (adopted Aug. 12, 2021; effective Aug. 16, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-141)
School District of Philadelphia (Superintendent William R. Hite Jr.), implementing the Mayor's and Health Commissioner's orders requiring masks indoors at schools (Exs. MET-PHL-018, 019), School District of Philadelphia 2021-22 health and safety plan: universal masking of students and staff regardless of vaccination status for the school year opening Aug. 31, 2021 (July 30, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHL-092)
Governor Tom Wolf, 'Vaccine or Test' requirement for Commonwealth employees in health care and high-risk congregate facilities, announced August 10, 2021, effective September 7, 2021 (Aug. 10, 2021) (Ex. ECO-B-137)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Orders directing universal baseline COVID-19 testing of residents and staff: nursing care facilities (June 8, 2020; baseline by July 24, 2020) and personal care homes, assisted living residences and intermediate care facilities (June 26, 2020; baseline by Aug. 31, 2020) (Ex. PA-116)
Pennsylvania General Assembly (SB 841), signed by Governor Wolf, Act 15 of 2020 (SB 841): Health and Safety (35 Pa.C.S.) and Judicial Code (42 Pa.C.S.) omnibus amendments (Apr. 20, 2020) (Ex. ECO-C-117)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam, Amendment to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings aligning with CDC guidance for fully vaccinated persons (effective 12:01 a.m. Mar. 17, 2021) (Mar. 16, 2021) (Ex. PA-114)
Montgomery County Board of Commissioners with the Office of Public Health, Requirement that all staff and visitors wear masks in all County buildings and facilities from Aug. 16, 2021; recommendation of indoor masking regardless of vaccination status (Aug. 13, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHL-089)
Governor Tom Wolf; Secretary of Health, Amendments of Apr. 20, 2020 to the Orders closing businesses that are not life sustaining (construction permitted from May 1, 2020) (Ex. SEC-09-009)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Amendment to the Construction Authorization (May 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-024)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Amendment Regarding Outdoor Dining to the Yellow Phase Order (June 16, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-026)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Gyms Amendment to the Modified Green Phase Order (July 20, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-029)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Second Amendment Regarding Additional Activities to the Modified Green Phase Order (Aug. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-030)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Supplemental Gatherings Order (Sept. 21, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-032)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Amendment Regarding Permitted Gathering Sizes (Oct. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-034)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Third Supplemental Gatherings Order (Dec. 30, 2020) (Ex. MET-PHL-036)
Mayor James F. Kenney and Health Commissioner Thomas A. Farley, MD, MPH, Amendment to the Restated and Consolidated Emergency Order (indoor dining) (Feb. 12, 2021) (Ex. MET-PHL-062)
Governor Tom Wolf and Acting Secretary of Health (announcement), Announcement of May 4, 2021: all mitigation orders except masking to be lifted May 31, 2021; masking order to lapse when 70 percent of adults are fully vaccinated (Ex. PA-109)
Governor Tom Wolf and Secretary of Health, Amendment of Apr. 20, 2020 to the Orders Regarding the Closure of All Businesses That Are Not Life Sustaining (online motor-vehicle sales authorized; Liquor Control Board curbside pickup; limited construction from May 8, later May 1) (Ex. PA-110)
Secretary of Health Rachel Levine, M.D, Amendment of Dec. 9, 2020 to the Order for Mitigation Relating to Travel (quarantine period reduced to 10 days) (Ex. PA-113)
Acting Secretary of Health Alison V. Beam, Amendment of May 2021 to the Updated Order Requiring Universal Face Coverings (order to lapse when 70 percent of adults are fully vaccinated or on June 28, 2021; Section 5 mitigation measures tied to the May 31, 2021 sunset) (Ex. PA-115)

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