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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-084	Electronic Announcement, Guidance for interruptions of study related to Coronavirus (COVID-19) (posted Mar. 5, 2020; updated Apr. 3, May 15 and June 16, 2020)Guidance for interruptions of study related to Coronavirus (COVID-19) (Updated June 16, 2020)	Office of Postsecondary Education	United States Department of Education, Office of Postsecondary Education and Federal Student Aid (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 5, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careOther	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-085	FERPA and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (March 2020)FERPA & Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) March 2020	Student Privacy Policy Office	United States Department of Education, Student Privacy Policy Office (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 12, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Schools and child careOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-16-095	BOP COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two)Federal Bureau of Prisons COVID-19 Action Plan (updated 3:09 p.m. ET, March 13, 2020)	Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice	United States (federal prisons)Federal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Gathering capCourts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-032	Official Gazette notice, 'Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak'Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak	Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu	United States Patent and Trademark Office (nationwide)Federal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-086	Press release of Mar. 16, 2020: 'Effective March 17, 2020, Social Security Offices Will Only Offer Phone Service'Effective March 17, 2020, Social Security Offices Will Only Offer Phone Service Online Services Remain Available	Social Security Administration (Andrew Saul, Commissioner; press release by Mark Hinkle, Acting Press Officer)	United States (federal); Social Security AdministrationFederal	Mar. 16, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Business closureTelework mandateCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-057	USCIS Response to COVID-19 (agency operations page, 2020-2021 versions)USCIS Response to COVID-19	USCIS	United States Department of Homeland Security, USCIS (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-079	EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (live page as of Sept. 26, 2026, court locator and status)EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic	EOIR	United States Department of Justice, Executive Office for Immigration Review (federal agency; administrative tribunal)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-080	Policy Memorandum PM 20-10, Immigration Court Practices During the Declared National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak (Mar. 18, 2020)Immigration Court Practices During the Declared National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak	EOIR Director (James R. McHenry III)	United States Department of Justice, EOIR (federal agency; administrative tribunal)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Courts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-086	EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic, as posted May 27, 2020: 'All hearings in non-detained cases are postponed through, and including, Friday June 12, 2020'EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (May 27, 2020 posting)	EOIR (Director and Chief Immigration Judge)	United States Department of Justice, EOIR (federal agency; administrative tribunal)Federal	May 27, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-12-030	EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (page as of Apr. 1, 2020)Postponement of non-detained immigration court hearings; court closures	Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice	United States (immigration courts)Federal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Courts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-20-027	Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19 (web page cited in 85 Fed. Reg. 21739)Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19	U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico	United States Mission MexicoFederal	Mar. 18, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-067	VA announcement of Mar. 31, 2020: VBA closed its 56 regional offices to the public Mar. 19, 2020; benefit briefings on military installations discontinued Mar. 30, 2020; services shifted to telephone and virtual channelsVA expands virtual services to support Veterans amid regional office closures due to COVID-19 pandemic	Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration	United States (federal); Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits AdministrationFederal	Mar. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Telework mandateCourts 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. SEC-12-027	IRS Operations During COVID-19: Mission-critical functions continue (page as of Apr. 17, 2020)IRS operations page: Taxpayer Assistance Centers closed; Practitioner Priority Service closed; paper processing suspended	Internal Revenue Service	United StatesFederal	Apr. 17, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-20-012	Suspension of Routine Visa Services (announcement of Mar. 18, effective Mar. 20, 2020)Suspension of Routine Visa Services	Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs	United States (all embassies and consulates)Federal	Mar. 20, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Travel and quarantineCourts and public offices	Primary source read
Ex. FED-099	CMS QSO-20-12-All (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-20-All (Mar. 23, 2020), QSO-20-31-All (June 1, 2020), QSO-20-35-ALL (Aug. 17, 2020)QSO-20-20-ALL, Prioritization of Survey Activities	CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group	United States (all Medicare/Medicaid certified providers and suppliers; CLIA laboratories)Federal	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersCourts 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. SEC-20-025	USDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment Only (Mar. 23, 2020)same	USDA Farm Production and Conservation	United StatesFederal	Mar. 23, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Telework mandateCourts and public offices	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-010	MSIB 09-20Vessel Inspections, Exams, and Documentation	Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CG-CVC)	United States Coast Guard; nationwideFederal	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Context (guidance or announcement)Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-057	Notice, Postponement of the April 2020 Customs Broker's License Examination, 85 Fed. Reg. 17091 (Mar. 26, 2020)Postponement of the April 2020 Customs Broker's License Examination	U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade	U.S. Customs and Border Protection; nationwide (customs broker licensing)Federal	Mar. 26, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
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
Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-080	IR-2020-59, People First InitiativeIRS unveils new People First Initiative; COVID-19 effort temporarily adjusts, suspends key compliance program	Internal Revenue Service (Commissioner Charles P. Rettig)	United States; Internal Revenue Service (federal)Federal	Mar. 25, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q3	Courts and public officesOther	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-037	Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers (WHD; first posted Mar. 24, 2020, expanded through Dec. 31, 2020; live archived page)Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers	Wage and Hour Division	United States Department of Labor, Wage and Hour Division (federal agency)Federal	Mar. 24, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q4	Context (guidance or announcement)Schools and child careWorkplace rulesQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read

Office of Postsecondary Education, Electronic Announcement, Guidance for interruptions of study related to Coronavirus (COVID-19) (posted Mar. 5, 2020; updated Apr. 3, May 15 and June 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-084)
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)
Student Privacy Policy Office, FERPA and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) (March 2020) (Mar. 12, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-085)
Federal Bureau of Prisons, U.S. Department of Justice, BOP COVID-19 Action Plan (Phase Two) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. SEC-16-095)
Under Secretary of Commerce for Intellectual Property and Director of the USPTO Andrei Iancu, Official Gazette notice, 'Relief Available to Patent and Trademark Applicants, Patentees and Trademark Owners Affected by the Coronavirus Outbreak' (Mar. 16, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LANDS-SCIENCE-COURTS-032)
Social Security Administration (Andrew Saul, Commissioner; press release by Mark Hinkle, Acting Press Officer), Press release of Mar. 16, 2020: 'Effective March 17, 2020, Social Security Offices Will Only Offer Phone Service' (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-086)
USCIS, USCIS Response to COVID-19 (agency operations page, 2020-2021 versions) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-057)
EOIR, EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (live page as of Sept. 26, 2026, court locator and status) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-079)
EOIR Director (James R. McHenry III), Policy Memorandum PM 20-10, Immigration Court Practices During the Declared National Emergency Concerning the COVID-19 Outbreak (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-080)
EOIR (Director and Chief Immigration Judge), EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic, as posted May 27, 2020: 'All hearings in non-detained cases are postponed through, and including, Friday June 12, 2020' (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-086)
Executive Office for Immigration Review, U.S. Department of Justice, EOIR Operational Status During Coronavirus Pandemic (page as of Apr. 1, 2020) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-030)
U.S. Embassy and Consulates in Mexico, Status of U.S. Consular Operations in Mexico in Light of COVID-19 (web page cited in 85 Fed. Reg. 21739) (Mar. 18, 2020) (Ex. SEC-20-027)
Department of Veterans Affairs, Veterans Benefits Administration, VA announcement of Mar. 31, 2020: VBA closed its 56 regional offices to the public Mar. 19, 2020; benefit briefings on military installations discontinued Mar. 30, 2020; services shifted to telephone and virtual channels (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-067)
Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Suspension of Routine Visa Services (Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-060)
Internal Revenue Service, IRS Operations During COVID-19: Mission-critical functions continue (page as of Apr. 17, 2020) (Ex. SEC-12-027)
Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Suspension of Routine Visa Services (announcement of Mar. 18, effective Mar. 20, 2020) (Ex. SEC-20-012)
CMS, Quality, Safety & Oversight Group, CMS QSO-20-12-All (Mar. 4, 2020), QSO-20-20-All (Mar. 23, 2020), QSO-20-31-All (June 1, 2020), QSO-20-35-ALL (Aug. 17, 2020) (Ex. FED-099)
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)
USDA Farm Production and Conservation, USDA Service Centers Open for Business by Phone Appointment Only (Mar. 23, 2020) (Ex. SEC-20-025)
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Office of Commercial Vessel Compliance (CG-CVC), MSIB 09-20 (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-010)
U.S. Customs and Border Protection, Office of Trade, Notice, Postponement of the April 2020 Customs Broker's License Examination, 85 Fed. Reg. 17091 (Mar. 26, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-057)
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)
Internal Revenue Service (Commissioner Charles P. Rettig), IR-2020-59, People First Initiative (Mar. 25, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-080)
Wage and Hour Division, Families First Coronavirus Response Act: Questions and Answers (WHD; first posted Mar. 24, 2020, expanded through Dec. 31, 2020; live archived page) (Ex. AGY-FED-LABOR-IMMIGRATION-037)

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