OMB also would have an opportunity to comment on our budget requests, but it could no longer arbitrarily cut them in favor of executive branch projects. The problem I mentioned of negative allowance is also covered in the Federal Courts Budget Protection Act. The Act specifically prohibits OMB from exercising negative allowances against the Judiciary's budget. We are about to undertake a study of court security to make sure our security system is effective and well-conceived. Working with the U.S. Marshals Service, we try to make sure we are providing adequate security in courthouses.
Security is, however, a matter of significant expense.
The tension is constant be-tween what the budget can provide and what security requires.