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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. DUT-FED-007	29 C.F.R. 1910.1030 (bloodborne pathogens)Bloodborne pathogens	Occupational Safety and Health Administration	United StatesFederal	Dec. 6, 1991	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-FED-004	29 C.F.R. 1910.134 (respiratory protection)Respiratory protection	Occupational Safety and Health Administration	United StatesFederal	Jan. 8, 1998	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyHealth care ordersWorkplace rulesStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-022	Memorandum of February 2, 2021, 86 Fed. Reg. 8281 (Feb. 5, 2021)Maximizing Assistance From the Federal Emergency Management Agency To Respond to COVID-19	President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	United States (President; FEMA)Federal	Feb. 2, 2021	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationOther	Primary source read
Ex. FED-008	Memorandum of February 2, 2021Maximizing Assistance From the Federal Emergency Management Agency To Respond to COVID-19, 86 Fed. Reg. 8281 (Feb. 5, 2021)	President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (memorandum to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the FEMA Administrator)	United StatesFederal	Feb. 2, 2021	2021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. FED-151	Notice; Major Disaster Declarations (100 percent cost share for all COVID-19 declarations)Notice; Major Disaster Declarations, 86 Fed. Reg. 71512 (Dec. 16, 2021)	Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS	United States (all COVID-19 major disaster declarations)Federal	Dec. 16, 2021		Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-001	MSIB 01-20Novel Coronavirus Precautions	Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Inspections and Compliance Directorate (CG-5PC)	United States Coast Guard (federal agency, Department of Homeland Security); nationwideFederal	Jan. 24, 2020		Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationTravel and quarantineQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-041	U.S. Maritime Alert 2020-002A2020-002A-Global-Novel Coronavirus Outbreak	Maritime Administration, Office of Maritime Security	Maritime Administration (MARAD), U.S. Department of Transportation; global (U.S.-flag and U.S.-interest shipping)Federal	Jan. 24, 2020		Context (guidance or announcement)Emergency declarationTravel and quarantine	Primary source read
Ex. FED-010	Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of the 2019 Novel CoronavirusDetermination that a Public Health Emergency Exists	Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services	United StatesFederal	Jan. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-019	Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists (Jan. 31, 2020, effective Jan. 27, 2020) and renewals (Apr. 21, July 23, Oct. 2, 2020; Jan. 7, Apr. 15, July 19, Oct. 15, 2021)Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists	Secretary of HHS	United StatesFederal	Jan. 31, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-026	Force Health Protection Guidance for the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (Jan. 30, 2020)Force Health Protection Guidance for the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak	Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (Matthew P. Donovan)	Department of Defense (department-wide)Federal	Jan. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersQuarantine and isolation	Primary source read
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-040	Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 15198 (Mar. 17, 2020)Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19	Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services	United States (federal); Department of Health and Human Services, Office of the SecretaryFederal	Mar. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. FED-180	Declaration Under the PREP Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 15198 (Mar. 17, 2020; effective Feb. 4, 2020)Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 15198 (Mar.…	Secretary of Health and Human Services	United StatesFederal	Mar. 10, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. FED-181	Determination of Public Health Emergency and Declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for 2019-nCoVDetermination of Public Health Emergency, 85 Fed. Reg. 7316 (Feb. 7, 2020)	Secretary of Health and Human Services	United StatesFederal	Feb. 4, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declarationHealth care orders	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-032	Policy for Diagnostics Testing in Laboratories Certified To Perform High Complexity Testing Under CLIA Prior to Emergency Use Authorization for Coronavirus Disease-2019 During the Public Health Emergency; Immediately in Effect Guidance, 85 Fed. Reg. 13138 (Mar. 6, 2020)Policy for Diagnostics Testing in Laboratories Certified To Perform High Complexity Testing Under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement…	Food and Drug Administration, HHS	United States (federal); Food and Drug AdministrationFederal	Feb. 29, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. FED-001	Proclamation 9994Declaring a National Emergency Concerning the Novel Coronavirus Disease (COVID-19) Outbreak, 85 Fed. Reg. 15337 (Mar. 18, 2020)	President Donald J. Trump	United StatesFederal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Emergency declaration	Primary source read
Ex. FED-160	COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (consolidated document; version updated May 24, 2021)COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS	United States (Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP providers)Federal	Mar. 13, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-01-010	COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (hospitals: Hospitals Without Walls; EMTALA; verbal orders; discharge planning; medical staff; physical environment; surge sites)COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (Updated 5/24/21)	CMS	United StatesFederal	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care orders	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-02-005	COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care ProvidersBlanket 1135 waivers (physicians and other clinicians: telehealth, licensure, supervision, signature, enrollment)	CMS (Secretary of HHS)	United StatesFederal	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-015	COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (LTC facilities, HHAs, hospices, ICF/IIDs)COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (section 1135 waiver authority)	United StatesFederal	Mar. 30, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersWorkplace rulesOther	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-04-017	CMS-1744-IFC, 85 Fed. Reg. 19230Medicare and Medicaid Programs; Policy and Regulatory Revisions in Response to the COVID-19 Public Health Emergency	Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services	United StatesFederal	Apr. 6, 2020	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Health care ordersOther	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-FED-FINANCIAL-050	Release No. 34-88318, Order Under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Granting Exemptions from Specified Provisions of the Exchange Act and Certain Rules ThereunderOrder Under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Granting Exemptions from Specified Provisions of the Exchange Act and Certain…	Securities and Exchange Commission	United States; Securities and Exchange Commission (federal)Federal	Mar. 4, 2020	2020 Q2	Telework mandateOther	Primary source read

Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 29 C.F.R. 1910.1030 (bloodborne pathogens) (standing) (Ex. DUT-FED-007)
Occupational Safety and Health Administration, 29 C.F.R. 1910.134 (respiratory protection) (standing) (Ex. DUT-FED-004)
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr, Memorandum of February 2, 2021, 86 Fed. Reg. 8281 (Feb. 5, 2021) (Feb. 2, 2021) (Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-022)
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr. (memorandum to the Secretary of Homeland Security and the FEMA Administrator), Memorandum of February 2, 2021 (Feb. 2, 2021) (Ex. FED-008)
Federal Emergency Management Agency, DHS, Notice; Major Disaster Declarations (100 percent cost share for all COVID-19 declarations) (Dec. 16, 2021) (Ex. FED-151)
Commandant, U.S. Coast Guard, Inspections and Compliance Directorate (CG-5PC), MSIB 01-20 (Jan. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-001)
Maritime Administration, Office of Maritime Security, U.S. Maritime Alert 2020-002A (Jan. 24, 2020) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-041)
Alex M. Azar II, Secretary of Health and Human Services, Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists Nationwide as the Result of the 2019 Novel Coronavirus (Jan. 31, 2020) (Ex. FED-010)
Secretary of HHS, Determination that a Public Health Emergency Exists (Jan. 31, 2020, effective Jan. 27, 2020) and renewals (Apr. 21, July 23, Oct. 2, 2020; Jan. 7, Apr. 15, July 19, Oct. 15, 2021) (Ex. SEC-01-019)
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness (Matthew P. Donovan), Force Health Protection Guidance for the Novel Coronavirus Outbreak (Jan. 30, 2020) (Ex. AGY-DEFENSE-GUARD-026)
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, Declaration Under the Public Readiness and Emergency Preparedness Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 15198 (Mar. 17, 2020) (Mar. 10, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-040)
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Declaration Under the PREP Act for Medical Countermeasures Against COVID-19, 85 Fed. Reg. 15198 (Mar. 17, 2020; effective Feb. 4, 2020) (Mar. 10, 2020) (Ex. FED-180)
Secretary of Health and Human Services, Determination of Public Health Emergency and Declaration that circumstances exist justifying the authorization of emergency use of in vitro diagnostics for 2019-nCoV (Feb. 4, 2020) (Ex. FED-181)
Food and Drug Administration, HHS, Policy for Diagnostics Testing in Laboratories Certified To Perform High Complexity Testing Under CLIA Prior to Emergency Use Authorization for Coronavirus Disease-2019 During the Public Health Emergency; Immediately in Effect Guidance, 85 Fed. Reg. 13138 (Mar. 6, 2020) (Feb. 29, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-HEALTH-OTHER-032)
President Donald J. Trump, Proclamation 9994 (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. FED-001)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, HHS, COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (consolidated document; version updated May 24, 2021) (Mar. 13, 2020) (Ex. FED-160)
CMS, COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (hospitals: Hospitals Without Walls; EMTALA; verbal orders; discharge planning; medical staff; physical environment; surge sites) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. SEC-01-010)
CMS (Secretary of HHS), COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. SEC-02-005)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (section 1135 waiver authority), COVID-19 Emergency Declaration Blanket Waivers for Health Care Providers (LTC facilities, HHAs, hospices, ICF/IIDs) (Mar. 30, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-015)
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, CMS-1744-IFC, 85 Fed. Reg. 19230 (Apr. 6, 2020) (Ex. SEC-04-017)
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)
Securities and Exchange Commission, Release No. 34-88318, Order Under Section 36 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Granting Exemptions from Specified Provisions of the Exchange Act and Certain Rules Thereunder (Mar. 4, 2020) (Ex. AGY-FED-FINANCIAL-050)

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