,,ii  #aaeth ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 #cagc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate ,,of     
,,the ,,united ,,states  ,june #bh1     
#bjah,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself and   
,mr4 ,blunt7 introduced the following   
bill2 which was read twice and referred 
to the ,committee on ,health1           
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions  ,a   
,,bill  ,to amend the ,child ,abuse     
,prevention and ,treatment ,act to      
include an act of unregulated custody   
transfer in the definition of child     
abuse and neglect1 and for other        
purposes4  #a4 ,short title ,this ,act  
may be cited as the ,safe ,home ,act of 
#bjah4  #b4 ,treatment of unregulated   
custody transfer  7a7 ,in general       
,section #c of the ,child ,abuse        
,prevention and ,treatment ,act 7#db    
,u4,s4,c4 #eaja note7 is amended--  7#a7
 in paragraph 7#b7-- 7,a7 by striking or
 an act or failure and inserting an act 
or failure2 and  7,b7 by inserting 1 or 
an unregulated custody transfer after   
serious harm2  7#b7 in paragraph 7#g71  

by striking 2 and and inserting a       
semicolon2  7#c7 in paragraph 7#h71 by  
striking the period at the end and      
inserting 2 and2 and  7#d7 by adding at 
the end the following new paragraph3    
7#i7 the term unregulated custody       
transfer means the abandonment of a     
child1 by the child's parent1 legal     
guardian1 or a person or entity acting  
on behalf1 and with the consent1 of such
 parent or guardian--  7,a7 by placing a
 child with a person who is not-- 7i7   
the child's parent1 step-parent1        
grandparent1 adult sibling1 adult uncle 
or aunt1 legal guardian1 or other       
relative2  7ii7 a friend of the family  
who is an adult and with whom the child 
is familiar2 or  7iii7 a member of the  
federally recognized ,indian tribe of   
which the child is also a member2  7,b7 
with the intent of severing the         
relationship between the child and the  
parent or guardian of such child2 and   
7,c7 without-- 7i7 reasonably ensuring  
the safety of the child and permanency  

of the placement of the child1 including
 by conducting an official home study1  
background check1 and supervision2 and  
7ii7 transferring the legal rights and  
responsibilities of parenthood or       
guardianship under applicable ,federal  
and ,state law to a person described in 
subparagraph 7,a74  4  7b7 ,technical   
amendment ,paragraph 7#e7 of section #c 
of the ,child ,abuse ,prevention and    
,treatment ,act 7#db ,u4,s4,c4 #eaja    
note7 is amended by striking #dej;b and 
inserting #ecjd4