; and (5) recognize the right of all people to clean air, safe and affordable drinking water, protection from climate hazards, and the sustainable preservation of the ecological integrity and aesthetic, scientific, cultural, and historical values of the natural environment. 3. Definitions In this Act: (1) Administrator The term Administrator means the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. (2) Advisory council The term Advisory Council means the National Environmental Justice Advisory Council established by the President under section 19. (3) Clearinghouse The term Clearinghouse means the Environmental Justice Clearinghouse established by the Administrator under section 20. (4) Community of color The term community of color means a geographically distinct area in which the population of any of the following categories of individuals is higher than the average population of that category for the State in which the community is located: (A) Black. (B) African American. (C) Asian. (D) Pacific Islander. (E) Other non-White race. (F) Hispanic. (G) Latino. (H) Linguistically isolated. (I) Middle Eastern and North African. (5) Director The term Director means the Director of the National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences. (6) Disparate impact The term disparate impact means an action or practice that, even if appearing neutral, actually has the effect of subjecting persons to discrimination on the basis of race, color, or national origin. (7) Disproportionate burden of adverse human health or environmental effects The term disproportionate burden of adverse human health or environmental effects means a situation where there exists higher or more adverse human health or environmental effects on communities of color, low-income communities, and Tribal and Indigenous communities. (8) Environmental justice The term environmental justice means the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people regardless of race, color, culture, national origin, or income, with respect to the development,