1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Protecting Essential Workers Act . 2. National COVID–19 personal protective equipment clearinghouse (a) In general Beginning not later than 2 months after the date of enactment of this Act, the Secretary of Health and Human Services shall establish and maintain an internet clearinghouse of information on suppliers of personal protective equipment needed to prevent the spread of COVID–19 or any other pathogen triggering a public health emergency declaration. (b) Requirements Subject to subsection (c), the internet clearinghouse established under subsection (a) shall— (1) identify available personal protective equipment by— (A) conducting outbound sourcing to identify manufacturers and distributers of personal protective equipment; (B) soliciting information from manufacturers and distributers of available personal protective equipment; (C) verifying manufacturer and distributer regulatory status; (D) verifying supporting documentation of supplier registration, factory, and product certifications; (E) collecting information on product pricing, minimum order quantities, lead time, supply resilience, and availability; and (F) verifying product prices to ensure that no price violates antiprice gouging laws; (2) provide transparent information about personal protective equipment availability, dissemination, and procurement opportunities by making available information collected pursuant to paragraph (1); and (3) be established in a manner that allows the information collected to be available to the public and government, including— (A) health care providers; (B) workers deemed essential by public officials during the COVID–19 pandemic and any subsequent pandemics triggering public health emergency declarations; (C) any State, local, or Tribal government