; and (2) the Special Counsel— (A) may not require an employee of the Office of Special Counsel to seek authorization or approval before directly contacting the Inspector General in accordance with the agreement; and (B) may reimburse the Inspector General for services provided under the agreement. . 10. Reporting requirements (a) Annual report Section 1218 of title 5, United States Code, is amended to read as follows: 1218. Annual report The Special Counsel shall submit to Congress, on an annual basis, a report on 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