---
kind: "unit"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
key: "ptII/ch12/schI"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter I"
heading: "Merit Systems Protection Board"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/ptII-ch12-schI"
sections_count: 8
---

# Subchapter I — Merit Systems Protection Board

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees › Part II — Civil Service Functions and Responsibilities › Chapter 12 — Merit Systems Protection Board, Office of Special Counsel, and Employee Right of Action

## Sections

- [§1201. Appointment of members of the Merit Systems Protection Board](/usc/5/1201.md)
- [§1202. Term of office; filling vacancies; removal](/usc/5/1202.md)
- [§1203. Chairman; Vice Chairman](/usc/5/1203.md)
- [§1204. Powers and functions of the Merit Systems Protection Board](/usc/5/1204.md)
- [§1205. Transmittal of information to Congress](/usc/5/1205.md)
- [§1206. Annual report](/usc/5/1206.md)
- [§1208. Repealed.](/usc/5/1208.md)
- [§1209. Renumbered §§ 1205 and 1206](/usc/5/1209.md)