1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Home Act of 2018 . 2. Treatment of unregulated custody transfer (a) In general Section 3 of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act ( 42 U.S.C. 5101 note) is amended— (1) in paragraph (2)— (A) by striking or an act or failure and inserting an act or failure ; and (B) by inserting , or an unregulated custody transfer after serious harm ; (2) in paragraph (7), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (3) in paragraph (8), by striking the period at the end and inserting ; and ; and (4) by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (9) 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— (A) by placing a child with a person who is not— (i) the child’s parent, step-parent, grandparent, adult sibling, adult uncle or aunt, legal guardian, or other relative; (ii) a friend of the family who is an adult and with whom the child is familiar; or (iii) a member of the federally recognized Indian tribe of which the child is also a member; (B) with the intent of severing the relationship between the child and the parent or guardian of such child; and (C) without— (i) 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 (ii) transferring the legal rights and responsibilities of parenthood or guardianship under applicable Federal and State law to a person described in subparagraph (A). . (b) Technical amendment Paragraph (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 . (c) Effective date 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.