; (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) . (c) Financial assistance To establish and support centers for manufacturing innovation Subsection (d) of such section is amended— (1) in paragraph (1) is amended to read as follows: (1) In general In carrying out the Program, the Secretary shall award financial assistance to the following: (A) To a person or group of persons to assist the person or group of persons in planning, establishing, or supporting a center for manufacturing innovation. (B) To a center for manufacturing innovation, including a center that was not established using Federal funds, to support workforce development, cross-center projects, and other efforts which support the purposes of the Program. ; (2) in paragraphs (2), (3), and (4), by striking under paragraph (1) each place it appears and inserting under paragraph (1)(A) ; (3) 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 inserting a semicolon; 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)