{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-136.118","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 136.118","heading":"Effect on existing rights.","body":"The regulations in this part are not meant to and do not:\n(a) Affect, modify, diminish, or otherwise impair the sovereign immunity from suit enjoyed by an Indian tribe;\n(b) Authorize, require or permit the termination of any existing trust responsibility of the United States with respect to the Indian people;\n(c) Permit significant reduction in services to Indian people as a result of this subpart.","path":["Title 42—Public Health","CHAPTER I—PUBLIC HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER M—INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE, DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES","PART 136—INDIAN HEALTH","Subpart H—Grants for Development, Construction, and Operation of Facilities and Services"],"source_url":"https://www.ecfr.gov/api/versioner/v1/full/2026-08-25/title-42.xml","current_through":"2026-08-25","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:26:11Z","sha256":"54dd6e7ee7394a01d50768c5673fafbd8700f2612c6a574f61d8b53663d7bd88","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-136.117","next":"us/42-cfr-136.119"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}