; (B) determine the agenda of the Council in accordance with this section; and (C) direct the work of the Council. (2) Executive Director The Chair shall designate an Executive Director of the Council, who shall coordinate the work of, and head any staff assigned to, the Council. (k) Officers To facilitate the work of the Council, the head of each agency that is a member of the Council shall designate an Environmental Justice Officer within the agency, with the authority— (1) to represent the agency on the Council; and (2) to perform such other duties relating to the implementation of this section within the agency as the head of the agency determines to be appropriate. (l) Establishment of subgroups At the direction of the Chair, the Council may establish 1 or more subgroups consisting exclusively of Council members or their designees under this section, as appropriate. 603. Prohibition on disparate impact discrimination Section 601 of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ( 42 U.S.C. 2000d ) is amended— (1) by striking No and inserting (a) No ; and (2) by adding at the end the following: (b) (1) (A) Discrimination (including exclusion from participation and denial of benefits) based on disparate impact is established under this title if— (i) an entity subject to this title (referred to in this title as a covered entity ) has a program, policy, practice, or activity that causes a disparate impact on the basis of race, color, or national origin and the covered entity fails to demonstrate that the challenged program, policy, practice, or activity is related to and necessary to achieve the nondiscriminatory goal of the program, policy, practice, or activity alleged to have been operated in a discriminatory manner