49 U.S.C. § 44742 — Interference with the duties of organization designation authorization unit members

(a) In General. The FAA Administrator must keep working to stop or reduce interference by an ODA holder that gets in the way of ODA unit members doing their authorized work. (b) Prohibition. (1) It is illegal for a supervisory employee of an ODA holder that manufactures transport-category airplanes to interfere with an ODA unit member doing authorized work. (2) (A) An individual who breaks this rule faces a civil penalty under section 46301(a)(1). (B) This penalty doesn't limit the Administrator's other power to enforce federal aviation laws or regulations against any person or organization. (c) Reporting. (1) An ODA unit member at such a manufacturer must promptly report any interference to the office the ODA holder has designated to receive these reports. (2) (A) That office must investigate the report and send it to the FAA office the Administrator designates to receive it. (B) The Administrator must set rules for how, when, and in what form these reports are submitted; each report must include the results of the ODA holder's investigation, what action the ODA holder took, and any other information or mitigating factors the ODA holder or Administrator thinks is relevant. (d) Definitions. (1) The definitions in section 44736(c) apply here too. (2) "Interference" means (A) blatant or egregious words or behavior — like harassment, berating, or threats — that a reasonable person would see as meant to improperly sway or bias an ODA unit member's work, or (B) non-ODA duties or activities that conflict with a member doing their authorized work.