Reasons to Join NAAUSA

(1) There is no other organization whose sole purpose is to be an advocate for AUSAs.

(2) NAAUSA is the only organization seeking to obtain equitable retirement benefits for AUSAs, which could result in a 30% or greater increase in an AUSA’s annuity.

(3) As a percentage of their population, more AUSA managers are members of NAAUSA than line AUSAs, indicating management’s support of NAAUSA.

(4) AUSAs need a professional organization; state prosecutors have the National District Attorneys Association and the criminal defense bar has the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers.

(5) NAAUSA’s influence on Capitol Hill has benefited AUSAs by, (a) defeating the 1999 Senate plan to appoint all AUSAs for two-year periods, (b) proposing legislation to allow AUSAs to receive comp time for official travel, (c) submitting language, to be included in the court security bill, to improve AUSA security.

(6) NAAUSA’s reputation on Capitol Hill means that AUSAs who are NAAUSA members have input into a wide variety of law enforcement policy. NAAUSA is routinely asked to provide comments on legislation under consideration.

(7) DOJ recognizes NAAUSA as an important ally on issues such as McDade, the Patriot Act, etc.; DOJ is prohibited by law from lobbying Congress, while NAAUSA has a legal and constitutional right to do so.

(8) NAAUSA has retained the services of a first-rate lobbyist. The Moyer Group, which also provides lobbying services to the Federal Bar Association.

(9) Through NAAUSA’s network of members, AUSAs can learn whether policies, budget and workload issues and other actions in a particular USAO are being applied to all AUSAs.

(10) Only NAAUSA members receive 10% discounts on legal services and retirement counseling.

NAAUSA’s reputation and accomplishments have occurred

during a period when 30% of AUSAs were members.

NAAUSA’s influence with increase substantially when

50% of AUSAs are members!

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