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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-038	Determination of Public Health Emergency and Declaration that circumstances exist justifying emergency use of in vitro diagnostics, 85 Fed. Reg. 7316 (Feb. 7, 2020)Determination of Public Health Emergency	Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services	United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the SecretaryFederal	Feb. 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-039	Emergency Use Declaration (personal respiratory protective devices), 85 Fed. Reg. 13907 (Mar. 10, 2020)Emergency Use Declaration	Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services	United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the SecretaryFederal	Mar. 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-052	Emergency Use Authorization: NIOSH-approved air purifying respirators for health care personnel (issued Mar. 2, 2020; reissued Mar. 28, 2020 and July 12, 2021)Letter of Authorization to CDC, NIOSH-Approved Air Purifying Respirators (reissued July 12, 2021)	Jacqueline A. O'Shaughnessy, Acting Chief Scientist, FDA (letter to CDC)	United States (federal); Food and Drug AdministrationFederal	July 12, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. FED-182	Emergency Use Declaration: personal respiratory protective devicesEmergency Use Declaration, 85 Fed. Reg. 13907 (Mar. 10, 2020)	Secretary of Health and Human Services	United StatesFederal	Mar. 2, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-043	Joint Statement on Reports of Price-Gouging of Medical Supplies in TexasWarning that price gouging of medical supplies will be prosecuted; the Governor 'has the power to declare Chapter 418,' which 'will give the…	Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton	Texas (Governor and Attorney General); State levelState	Mar. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-130	Amended Executive Order No. 2020-03Amended Executive Order No. 2020-03: Declaration of Price Freeze	Governor Ralph DLG. Torres	Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands - GovernorTerritorial	Mar. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-007	CDCR 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' chronology (as archived Apr. 30, 2020)Department-wide COVID-19 directives: cancellation of visiting and volunteer entries statewide; suspension of large-scale construction inside…	California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Secretary Ralph Diaz) and CCHCS	California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation and California Correctional Health Care Services; State levelState	Apr. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capFace-covering requirementHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-076	NDCS 'Coronavirus Health Update' page (as archived Apr. 11, 2020)Inmate visitation suspended (Mar. 16, 2020); Board of Parole COVID-19 update (Mar. 17); Cornhusker State Industries redirected to hand…	Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (Director Scott R. Frakes)	Nebraska Department of Correctional Services; State levelState	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Gathering capFace-covering requirementWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. TN-001	Executive Order No. 14An Order Suspending Provisions of Certain Statutes and Rules in Order to Facilitate the Treatment and Containment of COVID-19 (state of…	Governor Bill Lee	TennesseeState	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-077	VA ABC Bureau of Law Enforcement COVID-19 Response, Licensee Topics (version 15, September 29, 2020)Bureau of Law Enforcement responses on procedural and regulatory matters for licensed businesses affected by COVID-19 (Topics 1 onward…	Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, Bureau of Law Enforcement (Travis G. Hill, Chief Executive Officer)	Virginia (State alcoholic-beverage regulator)Sector regulator	Sept. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Alcohol and barsWorkplace rulesSupply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-030	Memorandum to Work Release Staff, 'Operational Changes in Response to COVID-19' (Mar. 13, 2020)Work-release residents permitted to leave facilities only for approved education or programming and 'personal essential business' (hygiene…	Washington State Department of Corrections, Reentry Division (Senior Administrator)	Washington State Department of Corrections (Reentry Division; work release); State levelState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Stay-at-homeOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-009	TDLR COVID-19 page, 'TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat' (TDLR Updates Mar. 13-Oct. 13, 2020, with the Governor's executive orders and waivers), as archived Oct. 16, 2020TDLR COVID-19 Information Page (updates through Oct. 13, 2020)	Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation	Texas; Texas Department of Licensing and RegulationSector regulator	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q1	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-039	DLCA COVID-19 Price Freeze Order and Restricted Sale OrderPrice Freeze Order and Restricted Sale Order (COVID-19)	V.I. Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (Commissioner)	U.S. Virgin Islands (territory) - Department of Licensing and Consumer AffairsTerritorial	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. IN-002	Executive Order 20-03Waiver of Hours of Service Regulations Relating to Motor Carriers and Drivers of Commercial Vehicles Transporting Goods to Indiana…	Governor Eric J. Holcomb	IndianaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Supply chain	Primary source read
Ex. MET-SEA-043	Emergency Executive Order No. 20-02: Order Regarding Grocery Supply ChainsEmergency Executive Order No. 20-02, Order Regarding Grocery Supply Chains	Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers	Snohomish County, WashingtonCounty	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. MN-057	Board of Dentistry 'COVID-19 (Coronavirus)' resource page: Pandemic Response Updates (Mar. 13 to May 7, 2020), 'Recommendation on Limitation of Practice', 'Implementation Plan for Management and Treatment of Non-emergent and Elective Dental Care' templatesBoard of Dentistry COVID-19 Pandemic Response Updates	Minnesota Board of Dentistry	MinnesotaSector regulator	June 1, 2020	2020 Q2	Health care ordersSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. NE-040	Executive Order 20-01Emergency Relief Due to COVID-19 (motor carrier hours-of-service and weight waivers)	Governor Pete Ricketts	NebraskaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q2	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. SD-001	Executive Order 2020-04Declaration of State of Emergency (COVID-19)	Governor Kristi Noem	South DakotaState	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-015	Memorandum, Temporary Enforcement Guidance - Healthcare Respiratory Protection Annual Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces During the COVID-19 Outbreak (Mar. 14, 2020)Temporary Enforcement Guidance - Healthcare Respiratory Protection Annual Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces During the COVID-19…	OSHA, Directorate of Enforcement Programs (Patrick J. Kapust, Acting Director), to Regional Administrators and State Plan Designees	United States Department of Labor, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015	Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission datesCOVID-19 Response Efforts: Rescinded COVID-19 Waivers and Guidance; COVID-19 Immunization Waivers; COVID-19 Waivers and Resolutions for…	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy	State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy; State levelSector regulator	Oct. 6, 2025		Health care ordersSupply chainOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. FL-088	FLHSMV COVID-19 Emergency Order (commercial motor vehicles) (Mar. 14, 2020)COVID-19 Emergency Order (Pursuant to Executive Order 20-52): suspension of registration, IFTA/IRP and hours-of-service enforcement for…	Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Executive Director Terry L. Rhodes	FloridaSector regulator	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q2	Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. GA-001	Executive Order 03.14.20.01Declaration of Public Health State of Emergency for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19)	Governor Brian P. Kemp	GeorgiaState	Mar. 14, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q2	Emergency declarationSupply chain	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-002	Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2020-023Executive Order to implement the necessary closure of governmental and private sector operations in order to combat the effects of…	Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced	Puerto Rico (Commonwealth; territory of the United States) - GovernorTerritorial	Mar. 15, 2020		Stay-at-homeBusiness closureTelework mandateGathering capSchools and child careCurfew and hours	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BOS-007	City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubsPublic health emergency declared, details for BPS, restrictions for restaurants, bars, clubs (boston.gov, March 15, 2020)	Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools	City of Boston, MassachusettsCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Emergency declarationCapacity limitSchools and child careCurfew and hoursAlcohol and bars	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-NYC-002	Emergency Executive Order No. 99Cancellation of gatherings over 500; 50 percent occupancy and seating cap on all gathering places	Mayor Bill de Blasio	New York CityCity	Mar. 15, 2020	2020 Q2	Capacity limitGathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read

Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Determination of Public Health Emergency and Declaration that circumstances exist justifying emergency use of in vitro diagnostics, 85 Fed. Reg. 7316 (Feb. 7, 2020) (Feb. 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-038)
Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Emergency Use Declaration (personal respiratory protective devices), 85 Fed. Reg. 13907 (Mar. 10, 2020) (Mar. 2, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-039)
Jacqueline A. O'Shaughnessy, Acting Chief Scientist, FDA (letter to CDC), Emergency Use Authorization: NIOSH-approved air purifying respirators for health care personnel (issued Mar. 2, 2020; reissued Mar. 28, 2020 and July 12, 2021) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-052)
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Emergency Use Declaration: personal respiratory protective devices (Mar. 2, 2020) (Ex. FED-182)
Governor Greg Abbott and Attorney General Ken Paxton, Joint Statement on Reports of Price-Gouging of Medical Supplies in Texas (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-043)
Governor Ralph DLG. Torres, Amended Executive Order No. 2020-03 (Mar. 6, 2020) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-130)
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation (Secretary Ralph Diaz) and CCHCS, CDCR 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' chronology (as archived Apr. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-007)
Nebraska Department of Correctional Services (Director Scott R. Frakes), NDCS 'Coronavirus Health Update' page (as archived Apr. 11, 2020) (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-076)
Governor Bill Lee, Executive Order No. 14 (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. TN-001)
Virginia Alcoholic Beverage Control Authority, Bureau of Law Enforcement (Travis G. Hill, Chief Executive Officer), VA ABC Bureau of Law Enforcement COVID-19 Response, Licensee Topics (version 15, September 29, 2020) (Sept. 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-ALCOHOL-077)
Washington State Department of Corrections, Reentry Division (Senior Administrator), Memorandum to Work Release Staff, 'Operational Changes in Response to COVID-19' (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-CORRECTIONS-EMA-GUARD-030)
Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation, TDLR COVID-19 page, 'TDLR Takes Action in Response to COVID-19 Threat' (TDLR Updates Mar. 13-Oct. 13, 2020, with the Governor's executive orders and waivers), as archived Oct. 16, 2020 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-ST-TRADE-BOARDS-009)
V.I. Department of Licensing and Consumer Affairs (Commissioner), DLCA COVID-19 Price Freeze Order and Restricted Sale Order (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-039)
Governor Eric J. Holcomb, Executive Order 20-03 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. IN-002)
Snohomish County Executive Dave Somers, Emergency Executive Order No. 20-02: Order Regarding Grocery Supply Chains (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. MET-SEA-043)
Minnesota Board of Dentistry, Board of Dentistry 'COVID-19 (Coronavirus)' resource page: Pandemic Response Updates (Mar. 13 to May 7, 2020), 'Recommendation on Limitation of Practice', 'Implementation Plan for Management and Treatment of Non-emergent and Elective Dental Care' templates (June 1, 2020) (Ex. MN-057)
Governor Pete Ricketts, Executive Order 20-01 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. NE-040)
Governor Kristi Noem, Executive Order 2020-04 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SD-001)
OSHA, Directorate of Enforcement Programs (Patrick J. Kapust, Acting Director), to Regional Administrators and State Plan Designees, Memorandum, Temporary Enforcement Guidance - Healthcare Respiratory Protection Annual Fit-Testing for N95 Filtering Facepieces During the COVID-19 Outbreak (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-015)
State of Ohio Board of Pharmacy, Board of Pharmacy compilation, 'COVID-19 Response Efforts' (updated Oct. 6, 2025): rescinded and continuing COVID-19 waivers, resolutions and emergency rules with issue and rescission dates (Ex. AGY-ST-HEALTH-BOARDS-015)
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, Executive Director Terry L. Rhodes, FLHSMV COVID-19 Emergency Order (commercial motor vehicles) (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. FL-088)
Governor Brian P. Kemp, Executive Order 03.14.20.01 (Mar. 14, 2020) (Ex. GA-001)
Governor Wanda Vazquez Garced, Administrative Bulletin No. OE-2020-023 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. AGY-TERRITORIES-002)
Mayor Martin J. Walsh; Licensing Board for the City of Boston; Boston Public Schools, City of Boston announcement of Mar. 15, 2020: public health emergency declared; Boston Public Schools closure from Mar. 17; Licensing Board restrictions on restaurants, bars and clubs (Ex. MET-BOS-007)
Mayor Bill de Blasio, Emergency Executive Order No. 99 (Mar. 15, 2020) (Ex. MET-NYC-002)

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