1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Global Leadership in Advanced Manufacturing Act of 2019 . 2. Improvements to Network for Manufacturing Innovation Program (a) Centers for manufacturing innovation Subsection (c) of section 34 of the National Institute of Standards and Technology Act ( 15 U.S.C. 278s ) is amended— (1) in subparagraphs (B) and (C)(i) of paragraph (1), by striking and tool both places it appears and inserting tool development for microelectronics, food manufacturing, superconductors, advanced battery technologies, robotics, advanced sensors, quantum information science, supply chain water optimization, and aeronautics and advanced materials ; (2) in paragraph (2)(D), by striking and minority and inserting , minority, and veteran ; and (3) in paragraph (3)(A), by striking , but such and all that follows through under subsection (d) . (b) Financial assistance To establish and support centers for manufacturing innovation Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (4)— (A) in subparagraph (C)— (i) in clause (i), by striking ; and and inserting a semicolon; (ii) in clause (ii)— (I) by inserting , including appropriate measures for assessing the effectiveness of the activities funded with regards to the center's success in advancing the current state of the applicable advanced manufacturing technology area such as technology readiness level and manufacturing readiness level, after measures ; and (II) by striking the period at the end; and (iii) by adding at the end the following: (iii) establish standards for the performance of centers for manufacturing innovation that are based on the measures developed under clause (ii); and (iv) for each center for manufacturing innovation supported by the award, if any, once every 5 years, conduct an assessment of the center to confirm whether the performance of the center is meeting the standards for performance established under clause (iii).