; and (2) direct Air and Marine Operations to support requests from such Sector Chiefs as a component of the primary mission of Air and Marine Operations in accordance with subsection (c)(1)(A). (e) Contract air support authorizations The Commissioner shall contract for air support mission-critical hours to meet the requests for such hours, as identified pursuant to subsection (d). (f) Small unmanned aircraft systems (1) In general The Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol shall be the executive agent with respect to the use of small unmanned aircraft by CBP for the purposes of the following: (A) Meeting the unmet flight hour operational requirements of the U.S. Border Patrol. (B) Achieving situational awareness and operational control of the borders of the United States. (2) Coordination In carrying out paragraph (1), the Chief of the U.S. Border Patrol shall coordinate— (A) flight operations with the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration to ensure the safe and efficient operation of the national airspace system; and (B) with the Executive Assistant Commissioner for Air and Marine Operations of CBP to— (i) ensure the safety of other CBP aircraft flying in the vicinity of small unmanned aircraft operated by the U.S. Border Patrol; and (ii) establish a process to include data from flight hours in the calculation of got away statistics. (3) Conforming amendment Paragraph (3) of section 411(e) of the Homeland Security Act of 2002 ( 6 U.S.C. 211(e) ) is amended— (A) in subparagraph (B), by striking and after the semicolon at the end; (B) by redesignating subparagraph (C) as subparagraph (D); and (C) by inserting after subparagraph (B) the following new subparagraph: (C) carry out the small unmanned aircraft (as such term is defined in section 44801 of title 49, United States Code) requirements pursuant to subsection (f) of section 12 of the Border Reinforcement Act of 2023