; (B) upon so intervening, to be heard on all matters arising therein; and (C) to file petitions for appeal. (3) Limitation on State action while Federal action is pending If the Commission has instituted a civil action for violation of this Act, no State attorney general, or official or agency of a State, may bring an action under this subsection during the pendency of that action against any defendant named in the complaint of the Commission for any violation of this Act alleged in the complaint. (4) Relationship with State-law claims If the attorney general of a State has authority to bring an action under State law directed at acts or practices that also violate this Act, the attorney general may assert the State-law claim and a claim under this Act in the same civil action. (d) Savings clause Nothing in this Act shall preempt or otherwise affect any State or local law. 4. Definitions In this Act: (1) Affected area The term affected area means an area affected by a major disaster declared by the President under the Robert T. Stafford Disaster Relief and Emergency Assistance Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5121 et seq.). (2) Commission The term Commission means the Federal Trade Commission. (3) Consumer good or service The term consumer good or service — (A) means a good, piece of equipment, or service provided primarily for personal, family, or household purposes, including food, water, ice, a chemical, a building supply, a tool, a petroleum product, residential construction, reconstruction, repair service, or a service for the removal of debris (including a damaged tree) or garbage