To amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act to require employers who are ordering a plant closing or mass layoff to cover the cost of an economic impact study in each impacted unit of local government, and for other purposes.

H.R. 9963 of the 118th Congress aims to amend the Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification Act, proposing that employers ordering a plant closing or mass layoff must bear the expenses for an economic impact study in each affected local government unit. The bill includes provisions for covering these costs and potentially additional directives related to employer responsibilities during workforce reductions.