; and (8) the roles of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and other agencies and offices of the Department of Health and Human Services are strictly advisory, and such agencies and offices have not been empowered by Congress to establish laws or mandates. 3. Prohibitions on imposing a mask mandate in education settings (a) Definitions In this section: (1) Applicable period The term applicable period means the period that begins on the date of enactment of this Act and ends on December 31, 2024. (2) Head Start program The term Head Start program means such a program, including an Early Head Start program, carried out under the Head Start Act ( 42 U.S.C. 9831 et seq. ). (3) Mask The term mask means a material covering the nose and mouth of the wearer, excluding face shields. (4) Mask mandate The term mask mandate means an order, directive, or ordinance, in response to a public health emergency, that requires an individual to wear a mask to enter, or remain in, a facility. (b) Restriction on the use of Federal funds During the applicable period, notwithstanding any other provision of law, no Federal funds may be obligated or expended to propose, establish, implement, or enforce, directly or indirectly through the imposition of a condition on receipt of Federal funds, any requirement that an individual wear a mask or comply with a mask mandate while in a facility of a Head Start program. (c) No mask requirements in schools or institutions of higher education Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the applicable period, neither the President nor any other Federal officer, employee, agency, or office, shall issue or enforce a mask mandate requiring individuals to wear a mask in any facility of a Head Start program. (d) No authority To refuse access to education During the applicable period, a Head Start program shall not refuse entry to, or participation in, any educational service or activity to a child, teacher, parent, or other individual on the basis that the child, teacher, parent, or other