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.
authority: Secs. 201-203, Pub. L. 93-638, 88 Stat. 2203, 2213-2214 (
25 U.S.C. 455-457), unless otherwise noted
source: 85 FR 10948, Feb. 25, 2020, unless otherwise noted.
cite as: 25 CFR 273.105