5 U.S.C. § 1205
Section 1205 · Transmittal of information to Congress
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 96 court decisions — leading case Bush v. Lucas (1983)
Most recently applied in Gonzalez v. Department of Transp. (January 2009)
How often courts cite this section
Court decisions citing this, by year.Markers show enactment, consequential amendments, and circuit splits over this section — watch for a citation surge after a change or a disagreement. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law or any rule, regulation or policy directive, any member of the Board, or any employee of the Board designated by the Board, may transmit to the Congress on the request of any committee or subcommittee thereof, by report, testimony, or otherwise, information and views on functions, responsibilities, or other matters relating to the Board, without review, clearance, or approval by any other administrative authority.
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Prior Provisions
A prior section 1205 was renumbered section 1204 of this title.
Amendments
1989—Pub. L. 101–12 renumbered section 1209(a) of this title as this section and inserted section catchline.
Effective Date of 1989 Amendment
Amendment 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.