---
kind: "unit"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
key: "ptII/ch12/schIII"
level: "subchapter"
label: "Subchapter III"
heading: "Individual Right of Action in Certain Reprisal Cases"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/ptII-ch12-schIII"
sections_count: 2
---

# Subchapter III — Individual Right of Action in Certain Reprisal Cases

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

- [§1221. Individual right of action in certain reprisal cases](/usc/5/1221.md)
- [§1222. Availability of other remedies](/usc/5/1222.md)