5 U.S.C. § 1206
Section 1206 · Annual report
Amended 2 times on record
Applied in 139 court decisions — leading case Egger v. Phillips (1983)
Most recently applied in Katherine Coffman v. Special Counsel (June 2022)
Applied most in the District Circuit Circuit (27 decisions)
Cases citing this section usually also cite 5 U.S.C. § 2302 · 5 U.S.C. § 7703 · 5 U.S.C. § 2301
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.
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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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II, §202(a), Oct. 13, 1978, 92 Stat. 1125, which related to authority and responsibilities of Special Counsel, was repealed by Pub.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.
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.