1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Safe Home Act of 2023 . 2 Unregulated custody transfers (a) In general Title II of the Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment and Adoption Reform Act of 1978 ( 42 U.S.C. 5111 et seq. ) is amended— (1) by redesignating section 205 ( 42 U.S.C. 5115 ) as section 206; and (2) by inserting after section 204 the following: 205. Sense of Congress, technical assistance, and report on unregulated custody transfers (a) Sense of Congress It is the sense of Congress that— (1) there are challenges associated with some adoptions (including the child’s mental health needs and the difficulties many families face in accessing support services) and some families may seek out an unregulated transfer of physical custody of an adoptive child without any formal supervision by child welfare agencies or courts; (2) some adopted children experience trauma, and the disruption and placement in another home due to such a transfer may contribute to additional trauma and instability for such children; (3) unregulated custody transfers may not include certain safety measures that are required as part of formal adoption proceedings, such as required child welfare or criminal background checks or clearances; (4) child welfare agencies and courts may be unaware of the placement of children through unregulated custody transfers and, as a result, may not conduct assessments on children’s safety and well-being in such subsequent placements; (5) the lack of such assessments may result in the placement of children in homes in which the children may be exposed to unsafe environments; (6) the caregivers with whom a child is placed through an unregulated custody transfer may have no legal responsibility with respect to such child and may not have complete records, including the child’s birth, medical, or other records, with respect to such child