515.567—Public performances, clinics, workshops, athletic and other competitions, and exhibitions.
(a) Amateur and semi-professional international sports federation competitions.
Specific licenses, including for multiple trips to Cuba over an extended period of time, may be issued on a case-by-case basis authorizing the travel-related transactions set forth in § 515.560(c) and other transactions that are directly incident to athletic competition by amateur or semi-professional athletes or athletic teams wishing to travel to participate in athletic competition in Cuba, provided that:
(1)
The athletic competition in Cuba is held under the auspices of the international sports federation for the relevant sport;
(2)
The U.S. participants in the athletic competition are selected by the U.S. federation for the relevant sport; and
(3)
The competition is open for attendance, and in relevant situations participation, by the Cuban public.
(b) Public performances, clinics, workshops, other athletic or non-athletic competitions, and exhibitions.
Specific licenses, including for multiple trips to Cuba over an extended period of time, may be issued on a case-by-case basis authorizing the travel-related transactions set forth in § 515.560(c) and other transactions that are directly incident to participation in a public performance, clinic, workshop, athletic competition not covered by paragraph (a) of this section, non-athletic competition, or exhibition in Cuba by participants in such activities, provided that:
(1)
The event is open for attendance, and in relevant situations participation, by the Cuban public;
(2)
All U.S. profits from the event after costs are donated to an independent nongovernmental organization in Cuba or a U.S.-based charity, with the objective, to the extent possible, of promoting people-to-people contacts or otherwise benefiting the Cuban people; and
(c)
Specific licenses will not be issued pursuant to this section authorizing any debit to a blocked account.