{"data":{"id":"us/42-cfr-137.3","jurisdiction":"us","citation":"42 CFR 137.3","heading":"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) Mandating an Indian Tribe to apply for a compact(s) or grant(s) as described in the Act; 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 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 137—TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE","Subpart A—General Provisions"],"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":"dcd145b471802f430fc810b454b6e6fd526dcd0ecc991d329859ef8611998ead","source_id":"us-cfr","stale":true,"prev":"us/42-cfr-137.2","next":"us/42-cfr-137.4"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}