The affected businesses had operating losses in excess of $25 million in the recently completed fiscal year.
The law also requires companies to certify that they do not hold such investments when applying for government contracts, and allows affected businesses to appeal.
Additional financial support will be available, should it be required, to provide solutions for the affected businesses.
It outlines the key responsibilities for each type of affected business.
The final insurance payout was over £400 million; many affected businesses never recovered from the loss of trade.
We are also concerned about the extra administrative burden that will be placed on some affected businesses.
We intend to use this period to publicise the changes and offer help and advice to affected businesses.
Since most of the employees of the affected businesses managed to reach safety, news reports speculated that the dead were likely looters.
It would allow landlords to recover the costs of distributing electricity to their tenants, but provide some protection for the affected businesses.
Of the dozens of affected businesses, four remain on site, and they will be gone in a matter of weeks.