As part of federal assistance to partners, the Secretary of Homeland Security is named to partner with state, local, territorial, and tribal governments, and part of this assistance is the administration of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement.

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The administration of the Public Health Emergency Preparedness (PHEP) cooperative agreement is primarily the responsibility of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), not the Secretary of Homeland Security. The PHEP program is designed to help public health departments across the country develop and strengthen their abilities to respond to public health emergencies.

As Part of Federal Assistance to Partners, the Secretary of Homeland