; . (3) Other authorized activities Section 1452(k)(1)(C) of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j–12(k)(1)(C) ) is amended by striking for fiscal years 1996 and 1997 and all that follows through the period at the end and inserting for fiscal years 2018 through 2024 to delineate, assess, update assessments, and undertake implementation activities with respect to source water protection areas in accordance with the requirements of a program approved under section 1453, excluding any activity required to be conducted under the Federal Water Pollution Control Act ( 33 U.S.C. 1251 et seq.). . (d) Exemption from Federal cross-Cutting requirements Part E of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300j et seq.) is amended by adding at the end the following new section: 1459C. Exemption from Federal cross-cutting requirements Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Administrator shall exempt a public water system that receives financial assistance pursuant to section 1452 from a Federal cross-cutting requirement if the Administrator determines that the State in which the public water system is located has in effect a requirement which is not less stringent than the Federal cross-cutting requirement. . (e) Definition of Federal cross-Cutting requirement Section 1401 of the Safe Drinking Water Act ( 42 U.S.C. 300f ) is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: (17) Federal cross-cutting requirement The term Federal cross-cutting requirement means a requirement of a Federal law or regulation, compliance with which is a condition on receipt of a loan or grant under this title, that, if applied to projects and activities receiving such financial assistance, would be redundant with a requirement of an applicable State or local law. . 3. Reports (a) State loan fund administration and application process (1) Review The Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency shall conduct a review on best practices for— (A) streamlining the application process for public water systems to receive loans