1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Preparing More Welfare Recipients for Work Act . 2. Improving counting of required hours of participation in work activities (a) Elimination of distinction between core and non-Core work activities Section 407(c)(1)(A) of the Social Security Act ( 42 U.S.C. 607(c)(1)(A) ) is amended by striking , not fewer than 20 hours per week of which are attributable to an activity described in paragraph (1), (2), (3), (4), (5), (6), (7), (8), or (12) of subsection (d) . (b) Allowing States To receive partial credit for partial engagement Section 407(c)(1)(B) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 607(c)(1)(B) ) is amended to read as follows: (B) Partial credit for families participating for less than the minimum hours required If a family receiving assistance under the State program funded under this part includes an adult or minor child head of household receiving the assistance who has participated in work activities for an average of 15 hours (or 10 hours, in the case of a single parent specified in paragraph (2)(B)) per week during a month, the family shall count as 0.5 of a family for purposes of calculating the number described in subsection (b)(1)(B)(i) for the month. . (c) State option To request alternate work participation rate calculation Section 407(a) of such Act ( 42 U.S.C. 607(a) ) is amended by adding at the end the following: (3) State option to request alternate work participation rate calculation (A) Application A State may apply to the Secretary to apply subparagraph (C) with respect to the State. (B) Approval of application The Secretary may approve the application if the State demonstrates to the Secretary (in accordance with such guidelines as the Secretary shall establish) that the State has systems and mechanisms in place to accurately record individual hours of participation in work activities that accurately reflects the number of hours of participation of the individuals required to participate in the activities. (C) Alternative calculation A State whose application