Title 5Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-73

§1206 Annual report

Title 5 › Part PART II— - CIVIL SERVICE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES › Chapter CHAPTER 12— - MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL, AND EMPLOYEE RIGHT OF ACTION › Subchapter SUBCHAPTER I— - MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD › § 1206

Last updated Apr 6, 2026|Official source

Summary

Each year the Board must report to the President and Congress on its actions and review OPM's actions, stating if OPM met merit rules and avoided prohibited practices.

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Title 5, §1206

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The Board shall submit an annual report to the President and the Congress on its activities, which shall include a description of significant actions taken by the Board to carry out its functions under this title. The report shall also review the significant actions of the Office of Personnel Management, including an analysis of whether the actions of the Office of Personnel Management are in accord with merit system principles and free from prohibited personnel practices.

Legislative History

Notes & Related Subsidiaries

Editorial Notes

Prior Provisions

A prior section 1206, added Pub. L. 95–454, title II, § 202(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1125, which related to authority and responsibilities of Special Counsel, was repealed by Pub. L. 101–12, §§ 3(a)(8), 11, Apr. 10, 1989, 103 Stat. 18, effective 90 days following Apr. 10, 1989. See section 1212 of this title.

Amendments

1989—Pub. L. 101–12 renumbered section 1209(b) of this title as this section and inserted section catchline.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

Effective Date

of 1989 AmendmentAmendment by Pub. L. 101–12 effective 90 days following Apr. 10, 1989, see section 11 of Pub. L. 101–12, set out as a note under section 1201 of this title. Termination of Reporting RequirementsFor termination, effective May 15, 2000, of provisions in first sentence of this section relating to annual reports to Congress (formerly 5 U.S.C. 1209(b)), see section 3003 of Pub. L. 104–66, as amended, set out as a note under section 1113 of Title 31, Money and Finance, and page 176 of House Document No. 103–7.

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Citation

5 U.S.C. § 1206

Title 5Government Organization and Employees

Last Updated

Apr 6, 2026

Release point: 119-73