ENCOURAGING THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WITH SIBLINGS.

SEC. 209. ENCOURAGING THE PLACEMENT OF CHILDREN IN FOSTER CARE WITH SIBLINGS. (a) State Plan Amendment.— (1) Notification of Parents of Siblings.—Section 471(a)(29) (42 U.S.C. 671(a)(29)) is amended by striking “all adult grandparents” and inserting “the following relatives: all adult grandparents, all parents of a sibling of the child, where such parent has legal custody of such sibling,”. (2) Sibling defined.—Section 475 (42 U.S.C. 675), as amended by sections 101(b) and 111(a)(1) of this Act, is amended by adding at the end the following: “(12) The term ‘sibling’ means an individual who satisfies at least one of the following conditions with respect to a child: “(A) The individual is considered by State law to be a sibling of the child. “(B) The individual would have been considered a sibling of the child under State law but for a termination or other disruption of parental rights, such as the death of a parent.” . (b) [42 U.S.C. 671 note] Rule of construction.—Nothing in this section shall be construed as subordinating the rights of foster or adoptive parents of a child to the rights of the parents of a sibling of that child.