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Code · BILL · 116th Congress · S. 1446 (Introduced in Senate) — To amend the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act to include an act of unregulated custody transfer in the defini... · Sec. 3

Sec. 3. Treatment of unregulated custody transfer

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Section 3 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended— in paragraph (2)— by striking or an act or failure and inserting an act or failure ; and by inserting , or an unregulated custody transfer after serious harm ; in paragraph (7), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and by adding at the end the following new paragraph: the term unregulated custody transfer means the abandonment of a child by the child’s parent, legal guardian, or a person or entity acting on behalf, and with the consent, of such parent or guardian— by placing a child with a person who is not— the child’s parent, step-parent, grandparent, adult sibling, adult uncle or aunt, legal guardian, or other adult relative; a friend of the family who is an adult and with whom the child is familiar; or a member of the federally recognized Indian tribe of which the child is also a member; with the intent of severing the relationship between the child and the parent or guardian of such child; and without— reasonably ensuring the safety of the child and permanency of the placement of the child, including by conducting an official home study, background check, and supervision; and transferring the legal rights and responsibilities of parenthood or guardianship under applicable Federal and State law to a person described in subparagraph (A). .
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(5)of section 3 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended by striking 450b and inserting 5304 . The amendments made by this section shall take effect on the date that is 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section.
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