Section 28.120 - Authority of the Board(a) The procedures in this subpart relate in part to the Board's function, under 31 U.S.C. 753(a)(6) , to "consider and order corrective or disciplinary action in a case arising from * * * a matter appealable to the Board under the labor-management relations program under (31 U.S.C. 732(e)(2) ) including a labor practice prohibited under (31 U.S.C. 732(e)(1) ) ."(b) The system so established by the Comptroller General is required to provide that each employee of the GAO has the right to form, join or assist, or not form, join or assist an employee organization, freely and without penalty or reprisal, and for a labor-management relations program consistent with Chapter 71 of Title 5, U.S.C. (31 U.S.C. 732(e) ) .