Sec. 4. Report and guidance on unregulated custody transfers
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Section 204 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 ( 42 U.S.C. 5114 ) is amended to read as follows: Not later than 180 days after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall provide to the Committee on Education and Labor of the House of Representatives, the Committee on Ways and Means of the House of Representatives, and the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions of the Senate a report on unregulated custody transfers of children, including of adopted children. The report required under paragraph
(1)shall include— the causes, methods, and characteristics of unregulated custody transfers, including the use of social media and the internet; the effects of unregulated custody transfer on children, including the lack of assessment of a child’s safety and well-being by social services agencies and courts due to such unregulated custody transfer; the prevalence of unregulated custody transfers within each State and across all States; and recommended policies for preventing, identifying, and responding to unregulated custody transfers, including of adopted children, that include— amendments to Federal and State law to address unregulated custody transfers; amendments to child protection practices to address unregulated custody transfers; and methods of providing the public information regarding adoption and child protection. Not later than 1 year after the date of the enactment of this section, the Secretary, in consultation with the Secretary of State, shall issue guidance and technical assistance to States related to preventing, identifying, and responding to unregulated custody transfers, including of adopted children. The guidance required under paragraph
(1)shall include— education and training materials related to preventing, identifying, and responding to unregulated custody transfers for employees of State, local, and Tribal agencies that provide child welfare services; model State laws with respect to unregulated custody transfers; and guidance on appropriate pre-adoption training and post-adoption services for domestic and international adoptive families to promote child permanency. In this section— the term State means each of the several States, the District of Columbia, and any commonwealth, territory, or possession of the United States; and the term unregulated custody transfer has the meaning given such term in section 3 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act. .
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