AUSAs and other DOJ attorneys would not be entitled to comp time for off-duty official travel.
NAAUSA challenged a 2005 DOJ decision to deny attorneys comptime for off-duty official travel and ultimately secured Congressional reversal of DOJ’s decision in remedial legislation, P.L. 109-425.
AUSAs would not be reimbursed for the cost of professional liability insurance.
NAAUSA successfully persuaded Congress in 1999 to include AUSAs in legislation, P.L. 106-58, that authorizes federal agencies to pay half the cost of professional liability coverage.
Beginning in 2000, all AUSAs would have been appointed for two-years.
In 1999, NAAUSA derailed Senate plans, included in the Senate's 2000 Department of Justice appropriation bill, that would have required all future AUSA appointments to two-year terms.
The FY 2007-2008 budget crisis in the U.S. Attorney's Offices would not have been improved
NAAUSA lobbying focused the Senate's attention of the severe budget crisis and its impact on the United States Attorney's Offices, resulting in detailed NAAUSA testimony at a September 2006 Senate hearing and increases in the FY 2007 and FY 2008 budgets.
AUSAs would not be protected against false liens and the public disclosure of restricted personal information.
NAAUSA convinced Congress to extend these protections to AUSAs in 2007 court and judicial security legislation, P.L. 110-177, as well as to require DOJ to report to Congress on the adequacy of current measures, including personal security training, secure parking, and the role of the U.S. Marshals Service in protecting AUSAs.
