> These exemptions were for Spring and Summer and universities were awaiting the rules for Fall.

I went to the original ICE/SEVP documents and I didn't find any mention that the rules were for Spring and Summer, and not for Fall.

Here they are: March-9 document:

https://www.ice.gov/doclib/sevis/pdf/bcm2003-01.pdf

March-13 document:

https://www.ice.gov/sites/default/files/documents/Document/2...