‘‘(iii) Individuals requiring health care 
(as certified by a medical professional). 
‘‘(iv) Individuals with a demonstrated 
humanitarian need. 
‘‘(v) Individuals having an unantici-
pated family emergency. 
‘‘(vi) Religious leaders. 
‘‘(vii) Scientists. 
‘‘(viii) Scholars. 
‘‘(ix) Educators. 
‘‘(2) ARTISTS AND MUSICIANS INVITED TO PER-
FORM.—If an artist or musician described in para-
graph (1) receives an invitation to perform in the 
United States, the determination under subsection 
(a) shall be made not later than 30 days after the 
alien applies for the nonimmigrant visa. 
‘‘(3) SCHOLARS AND RELIGIOUS LEADERS IN-
VITED TO SPEAK OR ATTEND CONFERENCE.—If a 
scholar or religious leader described in paragraph 
(1) receives an invitation to speak or attend a con-
ference in the United States, the determination 
under subsection (a) shall be made not later than 30 
days after the alien applies for the nonimmigrant 
visa.’’.
SEC. 407. MOTION PICTURE, TELEVISION, AND MUSIC RE-
CORDING PROJECTS IN CUBA. 
(a) TRAVEL TO CUBA.—
(1) 
IN
GENERAL.—Pursuant 
to 
section 
201(a)(1) of this Act, the President may not regu-
late or prohibit, directly or indirectly—
(A) travel to, from, or within Cuba by 
United States persons for the purpose of (i) en-
gaging in motion picture or television projects 
of any kind, or (ii) engaging in music recording 
projects of any kind; or 
(B) any of the transactions incident to 
such travel. 
(2) APPLICABILITY OF GENERAL TRAVEL PRO-
VISIONS.—Except to the extent inconsistent with the 
provisions of this subsection, subsections (a)(2), (b), 
and (c) of section 201 of this Act shall apply to the 
requirements of paragraph (1) to the same extent 
and in the same manner as such subsections apply 
to section 201(a)(1) of this Act. 
(b) CONDUCT OF PROJECTS.—Notwithstanding any 
other provision of law or regulation, the President may 
not regulate or prohibit, directly or indirectly, transactions 
to engage in or finance motion picture or television 
projects of any kind in Cuba or to engage in music record-
ing projects of any kind in Cuba.
(c) PROTECTION
OF
INTELLECTUAL
PROPERTY 
RIGHTS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law or 
regulation relating to the trade embargo of Cuba, each 
work created as a result of projects described in subsection 
(b) shall be afforded the same rights and protections that 
are afforded to other similar work under all applicable in-
tellectual property rights laws of the United States. 
(d) DEFINITIONS.—In this section: 
(1) 
UNITED
STATES
PERSON.—The 
term 
‘‘United States person’’ means a national of the 
United States or an alien lawfully admitted for per-
manent residence in the United States. 
(2) LAWFULLY
ADMITTED
FOR
PERMANENT 
RESIDENCE.—The term ‘‘lawfully admitted for per-
manent residence’’ has the meaning given the term 
in section 201(e)(1) of this Act. 
(3) NATIONAL OF THE UNITED STATES.—The 
term ‘‘national of the United States’’ has the mean-
ing given the term in section 201(e)(2) of this Act. 
SEC. 408. REMOVAL OF RESTRICTIONS TO ALLOW CUBAN 
NATIONALS 
TO 
COME 
TO 
THE 
UNITED 
STATES TO PLAY ORGANIZED PROFESSIONAL 
SPORTS. 
(a) RESTRICTION ON EMBARGO AUTHORITY.—The 
authorities of section 620(a) of the Foreign Assistance Act
of 1961, those authorities under section 5(b) of the Trad-
ing with the Enemy Act that were being exercised with 
respect to Cuba on July 1, 1977, as a result of a national 
emergency declared before that date, and are being exer-
cised on the date of the enactment of this Act, and section 
203 of the International Emergency Economic Powers Act 
may not be exercised to regulate or prohibit—
(1) those transactions permitted under section 
515.571 of title 31, Code of Federal Regulations, by 
or on behalf of a Cuban national who enters the 
United States from Cuba on a visa issued by the 
State 
Department 
under 
section 
101(a)(15)(H)(ii)(b) of the Immigration and Nation-
ality Act for the purpose of playing organized pro-
fessional sports; and 
(2) a Cuban national described in paragraph 
(1) from returning to Cuba with the earnings made 
in playing organized professional sports. 
(b) RESTRICTION ON IMMIGRATION AUTHORITY.—
The authority contained in section 212(f) of the Immigra-
tion and Nationality Act may not be used to deny a visa 
described in subsection (a)(1) to a Cuban national for the 
purpose of playing organized professional sports. 
(c) INAPPLICABILITY OF OTHER RESTRICTIONS.—
This section applies notwithstanding section 102(h) of the
Cuban Liberty and Democratic Solidarity (LIBERTAD) 
Act of 1996. 
(d) DURATION OF VISA.—A visa described in sub-
section (a)(1)—
(1) shall permit the alien to whom the visa is 
issued to remain in the United States only for the 
duration of the season of the professional sport in-
volved; and 
(2) need not be renewed for subsequent entries 
into the United States for the duration of a valid 
contract entered into between the alien and the pro-
fessional sports team with which the alien played in 
the preceding season.
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