25 CFR 900.4
§ 900.4 Effect on existing tribal rights.
United States · 25 CFR — Indians · Status: effective
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- 25 CFR 900.4, § 900.4 Effect on existing tribal rights, United States, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/107929
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Nothing in these regulations 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 shall act in good faith in upholding this trust responsibility;
(c) Mandating an Indian tribe to apply for a contract(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.
Legislative history
This is a federal regulation, adopted through agency rulemaking under the Administrative Procedure Act — not enacted by a recorded vote of Congress.