(a) After September 1, 2008, the Joint Legislative Committee on the New National Veterans Cemetery created for this quadrennium by Act 2007-507 shall be constituted as a permanent oversight committee, to be called the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee on Alabama’s Veterans Living Legacy. At the start of each quadrennium thereafter, by joint resolution, the permanent oversight committee shall be organized.
(b) The trust shall annually report to the Joint Legislative Oversight Committee, the Legislature, and the Governor on its cooperative efforts with the United States Department of Veterans Affairs associated with the new National Veterans Cemetery, and the public purposes, initiatives, and accomplishments of the Veterans Living Legacy pursuant to this division.