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Exhibit	Instrument	Issuer	Jurisdiction	Issued	Quarters	Limitations	Grade
Ex. FED-087	Withdrawal of the COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETSCOVID-19 Vaccination and Testing; Emergency Temporary Standard [withdrawal], 87 Fed. Reg. 3928 (Jan. 26, 2022)	OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor	United StatesFederal	Jan. 25, 2022		Vaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. OR-053	Presiding Hearing Officer's Report on Rulemaking Hearing and Public Comment Period, OAR 333-019-1015 and 333-019-1030Hearing Officer Report: Masking Requirements in Schools and COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Teachers and School Staff	Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, Office of the State Public Health Director (Hearing Officer Brittany Hall)	OregonState	Jan. 28, 2022		Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-IA-017	Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 20-1510 (Iowa Feb. 18, 2022) (amended Apr. 7, 2022)Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. d/b/a Tonic Bar, et al. v. Governor Kimberly K. Reynolds and Iowa Department of Public Health - opinion…	Supreme Court of Iowa (Mansfield, J., for a unanimous court)	IowaCourt	Feb. 18, 2022	2020 Q32020 Q4	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-WA-006	Chapter 246-100 WACCommunicable and certain other diseases (WAC 246-100-036 responsibilities and duties of the local health officer; 246-100-040 procedures for…	Washington State Board of Health	WashingtonState	Feb. 25, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureQuarantine and isolationSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. FED-238	Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions (Canada), 87 Fed. Reg. 24048 (Apr. 22, 2022)Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Canada	DHS (Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas)	United States-Canada land borderFederal	Apr. 22, 2022		Travel and quarantineVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. FED-261	Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions (Mexico), 87 Fed. Reg. 24041 (Apr. 22, 2022)Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions Applicable to Land Ports of Entry and Ferries Service Between the United States and Mexico	DHS (Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas)	United States-Mexico land borderFederal	Apr. 22, 2022		Travel and quarantineVaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-053	Fact Finding Investigation 29 Final Report: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the U.S. International Ocean Supply Chain: Stakeholder Engagement and Possible Violations of 46 U.S.C. 41102(c) (May 31, 2022)Fact Finding Investigation 29 Final Report	Federal Maritime Commission (Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye, Fact Finding Officer)	Federal Maritime Commission; U.S. international ocean supply chainFederal	May 31, 2022		Supply chainOther	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-A-100	Fact Finding Investigation No. 29, International Ocean Transportation Supply Chain Engagement: Final Report (May 31, 2022)Fact Finding 29 Final Report	Federal Maritime Commission (Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye, Fact Finding Officer)	United StatesFederal	May 31, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Supply chain	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-LA-008	La. R.S. 29:769 (special powers during a state of public health emergency; control of property)Special powers during a state of public health emergency: the Governor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness, in…	Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes)	LouisianaState	July 1, 2022	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyEmergency declarationBusiness closureSupply chainStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. ECO-B-107	Ballotpedia, 'School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2021-2022 academic year'State-by-State table of 2021-22 school mask requirements and bans (instrument type and end date) and teacher/staff vaccination requirements…	Ballotpedia (secondary source)	United States (50 States and D.C.)Other	Aug. 1, 2022	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testing	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-15-003	School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2021-2022 academic year (school mask requirements and bans, staff and student vaccine requirements, litigation)School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2021-2022 academic year	Ballotpedia	United States (fifty States)Other	Aug. 1, 2022	2021 Q3	Face-covering requirementSchools and child careVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolation	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. SEC-06-008	Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. v. State Surgeon General, No. 21-12729 (11th Cir. Oct. 6, 2022) (published opinion)Opinion reversing the preliminary injunction against Florida's vaccine-documentation ban as applied to cruise lines	Eleventh Circuit (William Pryor, C.J.)	United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit (Florida)Court	Oct. 6, 2022		Vaccination or testingOther	Primary source read
Ex. FED-065	Executive Order 14099Moving Beyond COVID-19 Vaccination Requirements for Federal Workers, 88 Fed. Reg. 30891 (May 15, 2023)	President Joseph R. Biden, Jr.	United StatesFederal	May 9, 2023		Vaccination or testing	Primary source read
Ex. OH-091	Highland Tavern, L.L.C. v. DeWine, 173 Ohio St.3d 59, 2023-Ohio-2577 (decided Aug. 1, 2023)Highland Tavern, L.L.C. v. DeWine	Supreme Court of Ohio	OhioCourt	Aug. 1, 2023		Alcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-019	North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024)Opinion: the Emergency Management Act 'grants the Governor the ability to impose significant restrictions or prohibitions on otherwise…	Supreme Court of North Carolina	North CarolinaCourt	Aug. 22, 2025		Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-ME-008	22 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons')Title 22, Chapter 562: Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and…	Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program)	MaineState	Jan. 5, 2026	2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOperating condition	Primary source read
Ex. SEC-05-020	TABC Coronavirus Information page as of Sept. 26, 2026 (retired): 'This page is no longer in use because all waivers and exemptions related to the coronavirus have expired'; index of Governor's Waivers (Mar. 2020; Apr.-May 2020; June 2020-Mar. 2021)Coronavirus Information	Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission	TexasSector regulator	Sept. 26, 2026		Alcohol and bars	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-GA-002	O.C.G.A. section 31-12-3Power to require immunization and other preventive measures	General Assembly of Georgia (Code 1933, section 88-1203, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, section 1; amended 2002)	GeorgiaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MD-007	StatuteGovernor's orders in a catastrophic health emergency: seizure and rationing, medical examination, testing and vaccination, isolation and…	Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies)	MarylandState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyStay-at-homeBusiness closureGathering capHealth care ordersVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-MS-015	Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-7Local civil emergencies: officer's powers after proclamation (closing of retail liquor stores; discontinuance of sales; 'such other orders…	Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 45, ch. 17, Local Civil Emergencies); the chief administrative officer of every municipality as the officer empowered	MississippiState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsStanding dutyOther	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NC-012	N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.31 (Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency)Types of emergency prohibitions and restrictions authorized: movements of people; operation of offices and business establishments…	General Assembly of North Carolina	North CarolinaState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyBusiness closureGathering capCurfew and hoursAlcohol and barsStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. DUT-NY-005	N.Y. Public Health Law § 225 (Public Health and Health Planning Council; State Sanitary Code)Public health and health planning council; sanitary code	New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 2, title 2); Public Health and Health Planning Council with the Commissioner's approval	New YorkState		2020 Q22020 Q32020 Q42021 Q12021 Q22021 Q3	Standing dutyFace-covering requirementVaccination or testingQuarantine and isolationStanding duty	Primary source read
Ex. MET-BNA-060	Shelby County Health Directive No. 6 (with Health Directives Nos. 3, 4 and 5, April-June 2020)Health Directives Nos. 3 through 6 (Back to Business Phases 1 and 2 conditions)	Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., Health Officer)	Shelby County, TennesseeCounty		2020 Q2	Business closureCapacity limitEvents and venuesWorkplace rules	Confirmed from a secondary source
Ex. MET-DEN-111	Public Health Order 2021-1 Prohibiting Spectators at Sporting EventsBCPH Public Health Order 2021-1 (January 2021)	Boulder County Public Health	Boulder County, ColoradoCounty		2021 Q1	Gathering capEvents and venues	Primary source read

OSHA, U.S. Department of Labor, Withdrawal of the COVID-19 Vaccination and Testing ETS (Jan. 25, 2022) (Ex. FED-087)
Oregon Health Authority, Public Health Division, Office of the State Public Health Director (Hearing Officer Brittany Hall), Presiding Hearing Officer's Report on Rulemaking Hearing and Public Comment Period, OAR 333-019-1015 and 333-019-1030 (Jan. 28, 2022) (Ex. OR-053)
Supreme Court of Iowa (Mansfield, J., for a unanimous court), Riley Drive Entertainment I, Inc. v. Reynolds, No. 20-1510 (Iowa Feb. 18, 2022) (amended Apr. 7, 2022) (Ex. DUT-IA-017)
Washington State Board of Health, Chapter 246-100 WAC (standing) (Ex. DUT-WA-006)
DHS (Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas), Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions (Canada), 87 Fed. Reg. 24048 (Apr. 22, 2022) (Ex. FED-238)
DHS (Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas), Notification of Temporary Travel Restrictions (Mexico), 87 Fed. Reg. 24041 (Apr. 22, 2022) (Ex. FED-261)
Federal Maritime Commission (Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye, Fact Finding Officer), Fact Finding Investigation 29 Final Report: Effects of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the U.S. International Ocean Supply Chain: Stakeholder Engagement and Possible Violations of 46 U.S.C. 41102(c) (May 31, 2022) (Ex. AGY-USCG-PORTS-053)
Federal Maritime Commission (Commissioner Rebecca F. Dye, Fact Finding Officer), Fact Finding Investigation No. 29, International Ocean Transportation Supply Chain Engagement: Final Report (May 31, 2022) (Ex. ECO-A-100)
Louisiana Legislature (codified in the Louisiana Revised Statutes), La. R.S. 29:769 (special powers during a state of public health emergency; control of property) (standing) (Ex. DUT-LA-008)
Ballotpedia (secondary source), Ballotpedia, 'School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2021-2022 academic year' (Aug. 1, 2022) (Ex. ECO-B-107)
Ballotpedia, School responses to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic during the 2021-2022 academic year (school mask requirements and bans, staff and student vaccine requirements, litigation) (Aug. 1, 2022) (Ex. SEC-15-003)
Eleventh Circuit (William Pryor, C.J.), Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings Ltd. v. State Surgeon General, No. 21-12729 (11th Cir. Oct. 6, 2022) (published opinion) (Ex. SEC-06-008)
President Joseph R. Biden, Jr, Executive Order 14099 (May 9, 2023) (Ex. FED-065)
Supreme Court of Ohio, Highland Tavern, L.L.C. v. DeWine, 173 Ohio St.3d 59, 2023-Ohio-2577 (decided Aug. 1, 2023) (Ex. OH-091)
Supreme Court of North Carolina, North Carolina Bar and Tavern Ass'n v. Stein, No. 126PA24 (N.C. Aug. 22, 2025), on review of 293 N.C. App. 402 (2024) (Ex. DUT-NC-019)
Maine Legislature (22 M.R.S. chapter 562, Eating Establishments, Lodging Places, Campgrounds, Recreational and Sporting Camps, Youth Camps, Public Pools and Public Spas; administered by the DHHS Health Inspection Program), 22 M.R.S. sec. 2492 (license required), sec. 2496 (Department rulemaking; Maine Food Code), sec. 2497 (right of entry and inspection without warrant), sec. 2498 (fines; correction directives; penalties for operating unlicensed; Attorney General injunction), sec. 2500 (suspension or revocation; emergency suspension where conditions 'may endanger the life, health or safety of persons') (standing) (Ex. DUT-ME-008)
Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission, TABC Coronavirus Information page as of Sept. 26, 2026 (retired): 'This page is no longer in use because all waivers and exemptions related to the coronavirus have expired'; index of Governor's Waivers (Mar. 2020; Apr.-May 2020; June 2020-Mar. 2021) (Ex. SEC-05-020)
General Assembly of Georgia (Code 1933, section 88-1203, enacted by Ga. L. 1964, p. 499, section 1; amended 2002), O.C.G.A. section 31-12-3 (standing) (Ex. DUT-GA-002)
Maryland General Assembly (Public Safety Article, Title 14, Subtitle 3A, Catastrophic Health Emergencies), Statute (standing) (Ex. DUT-MD-007)
Legislature of Mississippi (Mississippi Code of 1972, Title 45, ch. 17, Local Civil Emergencies); the chief administrative officer of every municipality as the officer empowered, Miss. Code Ann. § 45-17-7 (standing) (Ex. DUT-MS-015)
General Assembly of North Carolina, N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 166A-19.31 (Power of municipalities and counties to enact ordinances to deal with states of emergency) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NC-012)
New York State Legislature (Public Health Law, article 2, title 2); Public Health and Health Planning Council with the Commissioner's approval, N.Y. Public Health Law § 225 (Public Health and Health Planning Council; State Sanitary Code) (standing) (Ex. DUT-NY-005)
Shelby County Health Department (Alisa Haushalter, Director; Bruce Randolph, M.D., Health Officer), Shelby County Health Directive No. 6 (with Health Directives Nos. 3, 4 and 5, April-June 2020) (Ex. MET-BNA-060)
Boulder County Public Health, Public Health Order 2021-1 Prohibiting Spectators at Sporting Events (Ex. MET-DEN-111)

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