Attorney General Anthony G. Brown submitted comments opposing the United States Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) reorganization plan that would close the Beltsville Agricultural Research Center (BARC) in Prince George’s County, Maryland. USDA’s reorganization plan threatens over 1,000 Maryland jobs and ignores federal laws that require Congressional approval before closing the research facility. “This plan would threaten the jobs and financial security of hundreds of Marylanders whose expertise and dedication have made BARC a premier agricultural research center for more than a century,” said Attorney General Brown. In the comment letter, Attorney General Brown argues that USDA’s plan violates federal law in three key ways. Federal law requires Congressional approval before the agency may relocate employees or close BARC, which USDA does not have.