air carrier to enable a pilot to operate safely in such conditions. . (10) The alarming rise of near-miss incidents involving part 121 carriers in 2023 warrants the Federal Aviation Administration to strengthen current regulations governing the specific minimum number of hours that pilots must earn in different types of flight while accruing flight hours towards the 1,500-hour minimum, which should include increasing the minimum hours requirement for cross-country flight time, night flight time, flight time in the class of airplane for which a rating is sought, instrument flight time in actual instrument conditions, and cross-country and night flight time in an airplane where the individual seeking an airline transport pilot certificate serves as the pilot in command, or as second in command performing the duties of a pilot in command while under the supervision of a pilot in command. 3. Enhancing minimum flight hours requirements for difficult operational conditions Not later than 30 days after the date of enactment of this Act, the Administrator of the Federal Aviation Administration shall amend part 61.159 of title 14, Code of Federal Regulations, to— (1) preserve the minimum total flight hours requirement that requires a person applying for an airline transport pilot certificate with an airplane category and class rating to have at least 1,500 hours of total time as a pilot