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5 USC § 1206 - Annual report 

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identifier: "/us/usc/t5/s1206"
source: "usc"
legal_status: "official_legal_evidence"
title: "5 USC § 1206 - Annual report"
title_number: 5
title_name: "GOVERNMENT ORGANIZATION AND EMPLOYEES"
section_number: "1206"
section_name: "Annual report"
chapter_number: 12
chapter_name: "MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD, OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL, AND EMPLOYEE RIGHT OF ACTION"
subchapter_number: "I"
subchapter_name: "MERIT SYSTEMS PROTECTION BOARD"
part_number: "II"
part_name: "CIVIL SERVICE FUNCTIONS AND RESPONSIBILITIES"
positive_law: true
currency: "119-84"
last_updated: "2026-04-17"
format_version: "1.1.0"
generator: "[email protected]"
source_credit: "(Added Pub. L. 95–454, title II, § 202(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1131, § 1209(b); renumbered § 1206 and amended Pub. L. 101–12, § 3(a)(10), Apr. 10, 1989, 103 Stat. 18.)"
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# § 1206. Annual report

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.

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**Source Credit**: (Added Pub. L. 95–454, title II, § 202(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1131, § 1209(b); renumbered § 1206 and amended Pub. L. 101–12, § 3(a)(10), Apr. 10, 1989, 103 Stat. 18.)

## Editorial Notes

### Prior Provisions

A prior section 1206, added , , , which related to authority and responsibilities of Special Counsel, was repealed by , §§ 3(a)(8), 11, , , effective 90 days following . See .

### Amendments

1989— renumbered  as this section and inserted section catchline.

## Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries

### Effective Date of 1989 Amendment

Amendment by  effective 90 days following , see , set out as a note under .

### Termination of Reporting Requirements

For termination, effective , of provisions in first sentence of this section relating to annual reports to Congress (formerly ), see , as amended, set out as a note under , Money and Finance, and page 176 of House Document No. 103–7.