The name of a DATA step character variable whose value is a text expression or a SAS statement to be generated. Do not enclose the name of the DATA step variable in quotation marks. A character expression that is resolved by the DATA step to a macro text expression or a SAS statement.
This means, for example, that any foreign private issuer that has listed its securities in the US, or issued securities to the public in the US whether or not listed (such as in a registered exchange offer for high-yield bonds) is subject to the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
In response to concerns that smaller public companies raised about Sarbanes-Oxley Act requirements as implemented, particularly section 404, SEC and PCAOB have undertaken efforts to help the companies meet the requirements of the act.he actâs requirements apply to all public companies regardless of size and the public accounting firms that audit them. The act established the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board (PCAOB) as a private-sector non-profit organization to oversee the audits of public companies that are subject to securities laws.