28 U.S.C. § 3009 : Judiciary And Judicial Procedure — Federal Debt Collection Procedure — Definitions And General Provisions — Particular Proceedings — United States Marshals’ Authority To Designate Keeper Date: 9 Feb 2017 TEXT PDF Whenever a United States marshal is authorized to seize property pursuant to this chapter, the United States marshal may designate another person or Federal agency to hold for safekeeping such property seized. (Added Pub. L. 101–647, title XXXVI, § 3611, Nov. 29, 1990, 104 Stat. 4937.)