---
kind: "section"
citation: "25 C.F.R. § 44.102"
title: "25"
number: "44.102"
heading: "Does this part affect existing tribal rights?"
url: "https://uscodex.org/cfr/25/44.102"
---

# §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.

## Notes

### Authority

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.

### Source

Source: 70 FR 22219, Apr. 28, 2005, unless otherwise noted.