Title 5, Government Organization and EmployeesRelease 119-102
§1206 Annual Report
Title 5 › PART II — CIVIL SERVICE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES › CHAPTER 12 — MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL, AND EMPLOYEE RIGHT OF ACTION › SUBCHAPTER I — MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD › § 1206
Summary
The Board must send the President and Congress a yearly report describing important steps it took under this title and reviewing major Office of Personnel Management actions for merit and prohibited personnel 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II, § 202(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1125, which related to authority and responsibilities of Special Counsel, was repealed by Pub.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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5 U.S.C. § 1206
Title 5, Government Organization and Employees
Last Updated
Aug 21, 2026
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