{"data":{"id":"us/25-cfr-1000.25","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"25 CFR 1000.25","heading":"What is the effect on existing Tribal rights?","body":"Nothing in this part shall be construed as:\n(a) Affecting, modifying, diminishing, or otherwise impairing the sovereign immunity from suit enjoyed by Indian Tribes;\n(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;\n(c) Requiring an Indian Tribe to participate in self-governance; or\n(d) Impeding awards by other Departments and agencies of the United States to Indian Tribes to administer Indian programs under any other applicable law.","path":["Title 25—Indians","CHAPTER VI—OFFICE OF THE ASSISTANT SECRETARY, INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR","PART 1000—ANNUAL FUNDING AGREEMENTS UNDER THE TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNMENT ACT AMENDMENTS TO THE INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ACT","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-25.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:24:59Z","sha256":"dbc72ec421f66845929c194ae4ac3b3d75dd78c68a1757db335afef0f803ddb2","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/25-cfr-1000.20","next":"us/25-cfr-1000.30"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}