---
kind: "unit"
title: "5"
title_heading: "Government Organization and Employees"
key: "ptII/ch12"
level: "chapter"
label: "Chapter 12"
heading: "Merit Systems Protection Board, Office of Special Counsel, and Employee Right of Action"
release: "119-102"
date: "2026-07-12"
url: "https://uscodex.org/usc/5/ptII-ch12"
sections_count: 19
---

# Chapter 12 — Merit Systems Protection Board, Office of Special Counsel, and Employee Right of Action

Title 5 — Government Organization and Employees › Part II — Civil Service Functions and Responsibilities

## Contents

- [Subchapter I — Merit Systems Protection Board](/usc/5/ptII-ch12-schI.md)
- [Subchapter II — Office of Special Counsel](/usc/5/ptII-ch12-schII.md)
- [Subchapter III — Individual Right of Action in Certain Reprisal Cases](/usc/5/ptII-ch12-schIII.md)