; and (B) without compromising pilots’ ability to aviate, navigate and communicate. (g) Protection of medical certificates The spotting, visual witness, or reporting of unidentified anomalous phenomena shall not be taken into account for the purposes of evaluation of mental standards for issuing medical certificates for airmen and for remaining eligible for a medical certificate under part 67 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations. (h) Protection of airmen certificates The spotting, visual witness, or reporting of unidentified anomalous phenomena may not be taken into account for the purposes of evaluation of competency for issuing airmen certificates under section 44709 of title 49, United States Code. (i) Prohibition on reprisals for Federal employees and contractors An employee of a department or agency of the Federal Government, or of a contractor, subcontractor, grantee, subgrantee, or personal services contractor of such a department or agency, who has authority to take, direct others to take, recommend, or approve any personnel action, shall not, with respect to such authority, take or fail to take, or threaten to take or fail to take, a personnel action, including the revocation or suspension of security clearances, or termination of employment, with respect to any individual as a reprisal for spotting, visually witnessing or reporting of unidentified anomalous phenomena. (j) Prohibition on reprisals for employees of air carriers or commercial operators An air carrier or commercial operator under part 119 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations shall not— (1) take or fail to take, or threaten to take or fail to take, a personnel action, or termination of employment, with respect to any individual as a reprisal for spotting, visually witnessing or reporting of unidentified anomalous phenomena to the Administrator