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Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by FindLaw Staff
The Special Counsel shall submit to Congress, on an annual basis, a report regarding the activities of the Special Counsel, which shall include, for the year preceding the submission of the report--
(1) the number, types, and disposition of allegations of prohibited personnel practices filed with the Special Counsel and the costs of resolving such allegations;
(2) the number of investigations conducted by the Special Counsel;
(3) the number of stays and disciplinary actions negotiated with agencies by the Special Counsel;
(4) the number of subpoenas issued by the Special Counsel;
(5) the number of instances in which the Special Counsel reopened an investigation after the Special Counsel had made an initial determination with respect to the investigation;
(6) the actions that resulted from reopening investigations, as described in paragraph (5);
(7) the number of instances in which the Special Counsel did not make a determination before the end of the 240-day period described in section 1214(b)(2)(A)(i) regarding whether there were reasonable grounds to believe that a prohibited personnel practice had occurred, existed, or was to be taken;
(8) a description of the recommendations and reports made by the Special Counsel to other agencies under this subchapter and the actions taken by the agencies as a result of the recommendations or reports;
(9) the number of--
(A) actions initiated before the Merit Systems Protection Board, including the number of corrective action petitions and disciplinary action complaints initiated; and
(B) stays and extensions of stays obtained from the Merit Systems Protection Board;
(10) the number of prohibited personnel practice complaints that resulted in a favorable action for the complainant, other than a stay or an extension of a stay, organized by actions in--
(A) complaints dealing with reprisals against whistleblowers; and
(B) all other complaints;
(11) the number of prohibited personnel practice complaints that were resolved by an agreement between an agency and an individual, organized by agency and agency components in--
(A) complaints dealing with reprisals against whistleblowers; and
(B) all other complaints;
(12) the number of corrective actions that the Special Counsel required an agency to take after a finding by the Special Counsel of a prohibited personnel practice, as defined in section 2302(a)(1); and
(13) the results for the Office of Special Counsel of any employee viewpoint survey conducted by the Office of Personnel Management or any other agency.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - 5 U.S.C. § 1218 - U.S. Code - Unannotated Title 5. Government Organization and Employees § 1218. Annual report - last updated January 01, 2024 | https://codes.findlaw.com/us/title-5-government-organization-and-employees/5-usc-sect-1218/
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