; (ii) the size and type of the employer's operations and business; (iii) the employees' cost of living; (iv) the employees' ability to sustain themselves, their families, and their dependents on the wages and benefits they earn from the employer; and (v) the wages and benefits that other employers in the same business provide their employees. (7) Subcontractors Any employer receiving funds under this section shall require any subcontractor whose employees perform, or will perform, work funded under this section to comply with the requirements set forth in this subsection. (l) Funds (1) Authorization of appropriations There is authorized to be appropriated to the Secretary to carry out this section $1,900,000,000 for each of fiscal years 2024 through 2028. (2) Costs of loan guarantees and direct loans The Secretary may use any amounts made available under paragraph (1) to pay the costs of providing loan guarantees and direct loans under the program. (3) Set aside Not less than $20,000,000 of the amount made available to carry out this section each fiscal year under paragraph (1) shall be used to award grants, loan guarantees, or direct loans under the program to eligible entities that are small businesses located in economically disadvantaged communities.