(a) Designation.—
The head of each executive agency shall designate an employee of the agency as the Telework Managing Officer. The Telework Managing Officer shall be established within the Office of the Chief Human Capital Officer or a comparable office with similar functions.
(b) Duties.—The Telework Managing Officer shall—
(2) serve as—
(C)
a primary agency point of contact for the Office of Personnel Management on telework matters; and
(c) Status Within Agency.—
The Telework Managing Officer of an agency shall be a senior official of the agency who has direct access to the head of the agency.
(d) Rule of Construction Regarding Status of Telework Managing Officer.—
Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit an individual who holds another office or position in an agency from serving as the Telework Managing Officer for the agency under this chapter.