# 25 CFR § 273.105: How do these regulations affect existing Tribal rights?

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/ecfr-25-273.105

## Section

- **Citation:** 25 CFR § 273.105
- **Heading:** How do these regulations affect existing Tribal rights?
- **Jurisdiction:** Federal
- **Kind:** Regulations
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** September 22, 2026
- **Source:** Publisher's official text
- **Location:** Title 25—Indians > CHAPTER I—BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR > SUBCHAPTER M—INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE ACT PROGRAM > PART 273—EDUCATION CONTRACTS UNDER JOHNSON-O'MALLEY ACT > Subpart A—General Provisions and Definitions

## Text

Nothing in these regulations may be construed as:
(a) Affecting, modifying, diminishing, or otherwise impairing the sovereign immunity from suit enjoyed by an Indian Tribe;
(b) Authorizing or requiring the termination, waiving, modifying, or reducing of any existing trust responsibility of the United States with respect to the Indian people;
(c) Permitting significant reduction in services to Indian people as a result of this part; or
(d) Mandating an Indian Tribe to request a contract or contracts. Such requests are strictly voluntary.

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