Which piece of legislation created the Department of Health and Human Services position of Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response?

• A. National Disaster Act
• B. Stafford Act
• C. Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act
• D. Homeland Security Act

Answer: (C)

The key idea is identifying which law specifically created a health-specific leadership role inside HHS to handle preparedness and response. The Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act established the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness and Response within the Department of Health and Human Services, setting up the office and authority to coordinate national public health emergency preparedness, response, and medical countermeasures, and to work across agencies during disasters. The other acts focus on broader disaster relief or security structures—stafford Act governs federal disaster relief through FEMA, and the Homeland Security Act created the Department of Homeland Security—none of which establish the HHS ASPR role.