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 individual refuses to wear a mask or comply with a mask mandate during the educational service or activity. (e) No authority To issue or enforce mask mandates in educational settings in response to a public health emergency Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 264 ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (f) Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary to require individuals to comply with a mask mandate (as defined in section 2(a) of the End COVID Tyranny Act ) in any facility of a Head Start program (as defined in such section 2(a)) in response to a public health emergency declared under section 319 during the applicable period (as defined in such section 2(a)). . 4. Appointment and authority of the Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention