25 CFR § 44.102 - Does this part affect existing tribal rights?

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title: "25 CFR § 44.102 - Does this part affect existing tribal rights?"
title_number: 25
title_name: "Indians"
section_number: "44.102"
section_name: "Does this part affect existing tribal rights?"
chapter_name: "BUREAU OF INDIAN AFFAIRS, DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR"
subchapter_number: "E"
subchapter_name: "EDUCATION"
part_number: "44"
part_name: "GRANTS UNDER THE TRIBALLY CONTROLLED SCHOOLS ACT"
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currency: "2026-04-05"
last_updated: "2026-04-05"
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authority: "Public Law 107-110, Title 10, Part D, the Native American Education Improvement Act, 115 Stat. 2007; Part B, Section 1138, Regional Meetings and Negotiated Rulemaking, 115 Stat. 2057."
regulatory_source: "70 FR 22219, Apr. 28, 2005, unless otherwise noted."
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# 44.102 Does this part affect existing tribal rights?

This part does not:

(a) Affect in any way the sovereign immunity from suit enjoyed by Indian tribes;

(b) Terminate or change the trust responsibility of the United States to any Indian tribe or individual Indian;

(c) Require an Indian tribe to apply for a grant; or

(d) Impede awards by any other Federal agency to any Indian tribe or tribal organization to administer any Indian program under any other law.