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Code of Federal Regulations (Last Updated: November 8, 2024) |
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Title 42 - Public Health |
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Chapter I - Public Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services |
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SubChapter M - Indian Health Service, Department of Health and Human Services |
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Part 137 - Tribal Self-Governance |
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Subpart A - General Provisions |
§ 137.3 - Effect on existing Tribal rights.
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§ 137.3 Effect on existing Tribal rights.
Nothing in this part shall be construed as:
(a) Affecting, modifying, diminishing, or otherwise impairing the sovereign immunity from suit enjoyed by Indian Tribes;
(b) Terminating, waiving, modifying, or reducing the trust responsibility of the United States to the Indian Tribe(s) or individual Indians. The Secretary must act in good faith in upholding this trust responsibility;
(c) Mandating an Indian Tribe to apply for a compact(s) or grant(s) as described in the Act; or
(d) Impeding awards by other Departments and agencies of the United States to Indian Tribes to administer Indian programs under any other applicable law.