text: SECTION 1. SHORT TITLE.
  
      This Act may be cited as the ``Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care 
  Improvement Act of 2012''.
  
  SEC. 2. REQUIREMENT THAT STATES FOLLOW CERTAIN PROCEDURES IN PLACING A 
                CHILD REMOVED FROM THE CUSTODY OF HIS OR HER PARENTS.
  
      (a) In General.--Section 471(a)(29) of the Social Security Act (42 
  U.S.C. 671(a)(29)) is amended to read as follows:
              ``(29) provides that--
                      ``(A) within 30 days after the removal of a child 
                  from the custody of the parent or parents of the child, 
                  the State shall exercise due diligence to identify and 
                  provide notice to all adult grandparents and other 
                  adult relatives of the child (including any other adult 
                  relatives suggested by the parents), subject to 
                  exceptions due to family or domestic violence, that--
                              ``(i) specifies that the child has been or 
                          is being removed from the custody of the parent 
                          or parents of the child;
                              ``(ii) explains the options the relative 
                          has under Federal, State, and local law to 
                          participate in the care and placement of the 
                          child, including any options that may be lost 
                          by failing to respond to the notice;
                              ``(iii) describes the requirements under 
                          paragraph (10) of this subsection to become a 
                          foster family home and the additional services 
                          and supports that are available for children 
                          placed in such a home; and
                              ``(iv) if the State has elected the option 
                          to make kinship guardianship assistance 
                          payments under paragraph (28) of this 
                          subsection, describes how the relative guardian 
                          of the child may subsequently enter into an 
                          agreement with the State under section 473(d) 
                          to receive the payments;
                      ``(B) within 90 days after the State makes a 
                  placement decision with respect to the child, the State 
                  shall provide notice of the decision and the reasons 
                  therefor to each parent of the child, each relative who 
                  has expressed to the State an interest in caring for 
                  the child, the guardian, and the guardian ad litem for 
                  the child, the attorney for the child, the attorney for 
                  each parent of the child, the child (if the child is 
                  able to express an opinion regarding placement), and 
                  the prosecutor involved; and
                      ``(C) the State shall establish procedures to--
                              ``(i) allow a person who receives a notice 
                          pursuant to subparagraph (B) to request, in 
                          writing, within 5 days after receipt of the 
                          notice, documentation of the reasons for the 
                          decision involved;
                              ``(ii) allow the attorney for the child to 
                          petition the court involved to review the 
                          decision; and
                              ``(iii) require the court to--
                                      ``(I) commence such a review within 
                                  7 days after receipt of a petition made 
                                  pursuant to clause (ii); and
                                      ``(II) conduct such a review on the 
                                  record;''.
      (b) Effective Date.--
              (1) In general.--The amendment made by subsection (a) shall 
          take effect on the 1st day of the 1st fiscal year beginning on 
          or after the date of the enactment of this Act, and shall apply 
          to payments under part E of title IV of the Social Security Act 
          for calendar quarters beginning on or after such date.
              (2) Delay permitted if state legislation required.--If the 
          Secretary of Health and Human Services determines that State 
          legislation (other than legislation appropriating funds) is 
          required in order for a State plan approved under part E of 
          title IV of the Social Security Act to meet the additional 
          requirements imposed by the amendment made by subsection (a), 
          the plan shall not be regarded as failing to meet any of the 
          additional requirements before the 1st day of the 1st calendar 
          quarter beginning after the first regular session of the State 
          legislature that begins after the date of the enactment of this 
          Act. For purposes of the preceding sentence, if the State has a 
          2-year legislative session, each year of the session is deemed 
          to be a separate regular session of the State legislature.
target: Rehab and Ahmed Amer Foster Care Improvement Act of 2012 - Amends part E (Foster Care and Adoption Assistance) of title IV of the Social Security Act to revise requirements that states must follow to contact the adult relatives of a child removed from the custody of his or her parents.
  
  Requires the state, within 90 days after making a placement decision, to provide notice of the decision and the reasons for it to each parent of the child, each relative who has expressed an interest in caring for the child, the guardian, and other specified parties.
  
  Requires the state to establish procedures to: (1) allow a person who receives such a notice to request documentation of the reasons for the decision involved, (2) allow the attorney for the child to petition the court involved to review the decision, and (3) require the court to commence such a review on the record after receiving such a petition.
feat_title: To amend part E of title IV of the Social Security Act to require States to follow certain procedures in placing a child who has been removed from the custody of his or her parents.