; and (2) direct Air and Marine Operations to support requests from Sector Chiefs as their primary mission. (f) Small unmanned aerial vehicles (1) In general The Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol shall be the operational lead for U.S. Customs and Border Protection’s use of small, unmanned aerial vehicles for the purpose of meeting the U.S. Border Patrol’s unmet flight hour operational requirements and to achieve situational awareness and operational control. (2) Coordination In carrying out paragraph (1), the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol shall coordinate with the Executive Assistant Commissioner for Air and Marine Operations of U.S. Customs and Border Protection to ensure the safety of other aircraft flying in the vicinity of small, unmanned aerial vehicles operated by U.S. Border Patrol. (3) Defined term In this subsection, the term small, unmanned aerial vehicle means any unmanned aerial vehicle operated by U.S. Customs and Border Protection weighing less than 55 pounds. (4) Conforming amendment Section 411(e)(3) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211(e)(3) ) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking and at the end; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following: (C) carry out the small unmanned aerial vehicle requirements under section 1112(f) of the Border Security for America Act of 2017