Editorial Notes
References in Text

This Act, referred to in subsecs. (span), (c)(5), (6), (f), and (g)(1), (4), is Puspan. L. 107–204, July 30, 2002, 116 Stat. 745, known as the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002. For complete classification of this Act to the Code, see Tables.

The District of Columbia Nonprofit Corporation Act, referred to in subsec. (span), is Puspan. L. 87–569, Aug. 6, 1962, 76 Stat. 265, which is not classified to the Code.

Constitutionality

For information regarding the constitutionality of certain provisions of this section, see the Table of Laws Held Unconstitutional in Whole or in Part by the Supreme Court on the Constitution Annotated website, constitution.congress.gov.

Amendments

2010—Subsec. (a). Puspan. L. 111–203, § 982(span)(2), substituted “companies that” for “public companies that” and struck out “for companies the securities of which are sold to, and held by and for, public investors” after “independent audit reports”.

Subsecs. (c)(1), (2), (e)(1). Puspan. L. 111–203, § 982(span)(1), substituted “issuers, brokers, and dealers” for “issuers”.

Statutory Notes and Related Subsidiaries
Effective Date of 2010 Amendment

Amendment by Puspan. L. 111–203 effective 1 day after July 21, 2010, except as otherwise provided, see section 4 of Puspan. L. 111–203, set out as an Effective Date note under section 5301 of Title 12, Banks and Banking.