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 of the Freedom to Breathe Act ) while traveling as a passenger of an air carrier (as defined in such section) in the national airspace system (as defined in such section) in response to a public health emergency declared under section 319 during the applicable period (as defined in such section). . 5. Prohibitions on imposing a mask mandate on passengers using public transit (a) No mask requirements on passengers using public transit 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 an order requiring a Federal, State, or local public transit agency or authority to impose a mask mandate on passengers using public transit. (b) No authority To refuse public transit During the applicable period, no public transit operator shall refuse transportation to a passenger on the basis that the passenger refuses to wear a mask or comply with a mask mandate. (c) No authority To issue or enforce mask mandates on passenger air carrier operations in response to a public health emergency Section 361 of the Public Health Service Act ( 42 U.S.C. 264 ), as amended by section 4(c), is amended by adding at the end the following: (g) Nothing in this section authorizes the Secretary to require individuals to comply with a mask mandate (as defined in section 2 of the Freedom to Breathe Act ) while using public transit (as defined in such section) in response to a public health emergency declared under section 319 during the applicable period (as defined in such section). . 6. Prohibitions on imposing a mask mandate in education settings (a) No mask requirements in schools or institutions of higher education Notwithstanding any other provision of law, during the applicable period, neither the