Title 25 — Indians
Chapter 46 — Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
§ 5395. Disclaimers
Statutory text
No funding reduction
Nothing in this subchapter shall be construed to limit or reduce in any way the funding for any program, project, or activity serving an Indian tribe under this or other applicable Federal law. Any Indian tribe that alleges that a compact or funding agreement is in violation of this section may apply the provisions of section 5331 of this title.
Federal trust and treaty responsibilities
Nothing in this chapter shall be construed to diminish in any way the trust responsibility of the United States to Indian tribes and individual Indians that exists under treaties, Executive orders, or other laws and court decisions.
Obligations of the United States
The Indian Health Service under this chapter shall neither bill nor charge those Indians who may have the economic means to pay for services, nor require any Indian tribe to do so.
Legislative history
Reconstructed from this section’s Code source credit and amendment notes, resolved against the local Statutes at Large. Editorial notes are evidence, not the law that made the change.
Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act
Pub. L. 93–638 title V § 515 · 88 Stat. 2204
Enacted · 25 U.S.C. § 5395
(Pub. L. 93–638, title V, § 515, as added Pub. L. 106–260, § 4, Aug. 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 729.)
Source evidence
Code source credit
(Pub. L. 93–638, title V, § 515, as added Pub. L. 106–260, § 4, Aug. 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 729.)
0 of 1 references resolved to an enrolled provision · 1 partial
Editorial Notes
References in Text
This chapter, referred to in subsecs. (b) and (c), was in the original “this Act”, meaning Pub. L. 93–638, , 88 Stat. 2203, known as the Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance Act, which is classified principally to this chapter. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Short Title note set out under section 5301 of this title and Tables.
Codification
Section was formerly classified to section 458aaa–14 of this title prior to editorial reclassification and renumbering as this section.
Credits
(Pub. L. 93–638, title V, § 515, as added Pub. L. 106–260, § 4, , 114 Stat. 729.)