; and (3) oversee and manage the distribution of funds as required by section 7. (d) Staff and Consultants (1) Staff The Director may employ such staff as the Director determines appropriate. The Director may request staff assistance from within the Department of the Interior and any office or Bureau thereof as the Director deems necessary. (2) Contracts To the extent and in such amounts as may be provided in advance by appropriations Acts, the Director may enter into contracts and other arrangements with public agencies and with private persons and organizations for consulting services and make such payments as necessary to carry out the provisions of this section. 9. Definitions In this Act: (1) Advisory Committee The term Advisory Committee means the Just Transition Advisory Committee established by section 7. (2) Chief The term Chief means the Secretary of Agriculture acting through the Chief of the United States Forest Service. (3) Co-Pollutant The term co-pollutant means air pollutants, as defined by the Environmental Protection Agency, including volatile organic compounds and hazardous air pollutants that may be commingled and coemitted with greenhouse gases. (4) Environmental justice community The term environmental justice community means a geographically distinct community with significant representation of communities of color, low-income communities, or Tribal and indigenous communities that experience or are at risk of experiencing significantly higher and more adverse human health or environmental effects. (5) Disparate impact The term disparate impact means an impact that, though appearing neutral, actually has the effect of subjecting persons to discrimination because of their race, color, or national origin. (6) Displaced worker The term displaced worker means an individual who, due to efforts to reduce net emissions from public lands or as a result of a downturn in fossil fuel mining, extraction, or production, has suffered a reduction in employment or economic opportunities. (7) Flaring The