2020 US Code
Title 25 - Indians
Chapter 46 - Indian Self-Determination and Education Assistance
Subchapter V - Tribal Self-Governance-Indian Health Service
Sec. 5395 - Disclaimers

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Citation 25 U.S.C. § 5395 (2020)
Section Name §5395. Disclaimers
Section Text (a) 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.

(b) 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.

(c) 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.

Source Credit

(Pub. L. 93–638, title V, §515, as added Pub. L. 106–260, §4, Aug. 18, 2000, 114 Stat. 729.)


Editorial Notes 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, Jan. 4, 1975, 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.

Publication Title United States Code, 2018 Edition, Supplement 2, Title 25 - INDIANS
Category Bills and Statutes
Collection United States Code
SuDoc Class Number Y 1.2/5:
Contained Within Title 25 - INDIANS
CHAPTER 46 - INDIAN SELF-DETERMINATION AND EDUCATION ASSISTANCE
SUBCHAPTER V - TRIBAL SELF-GOVERNANCE-INDIAN HEALTH SERVICE
Sec. 5395 - Disclaimers
Contains section 5395
Date 2020
Laws In Effect As Of Date January 13, 2021
Positive Law No
Disposition standard
Statutes at Large References 88 Stat. 2203
114 Stat. 729
Public Law References Public Law 93-638, Public Law 106-260
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