; 10 U.S.C. 1552 ) is amended— (1) by striking paragraph (b) and inserting the following: (b) No correction may be made under subsection (a)(1) unless a claimant (or claimant’s heir, spouse, or legal representative) or the Secretary concerned files a request for correction. The Secretary concerned may file a request for correction of a military record of their own accord or if the request is made on behalf of a group, members, or former members of the Armed Forces who were harmed by the error or injustice being claimed. A board established under subsection (a)(1) may excuse a failure to file within three years after discovery if it finds it to be in the interest of justice, and may not impose a year limit from when the claimed error or injustice occurred or was discovered as it relates to individuals discharged on the basis of sexual orientation. ; (2) by inserting after subparagraph (a)(3)(A) the following: (i) There must be established a procedure within each military department to upgrade all discharges based solely on sexual orientation, without requiring affected veterans to request such an upgrade. ; and (3) by inserting after subparagraph (a)(3)(D) the 27 following: (i) Any request for reconsideration denied prior to January 1, 2025, regarding a claim pertaining to a discharge based on sexual orientation, must be revisited by the respective board. . (c) No later than five years after the date of the enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Defense shall have approved the upgrade of all discharges which were based on sexual orientation. (d) The Secretary of Defense shall provide Congress an annual report on the progress of upgraded discharges.