美國聯邦司法部(U.S. Department of Justice)日前(六月九日)針對社會保險局所提「同志家庭子女的社會福利權利是否受聯邦政府所保障」(Whether the Defense of Marriage Act precludes the non-biological child of a member of a Vermont Civil Union from qualifying for child’s insurance benefits under the Social Security Act)一事公佈其統一見解。