participation (a) Allowing States To receive limited credit for partial participation Section 407(c)(1)(B) ( 42 U.S.C. 607(c)(1)(B) ), as amended by section 201(a)(3), is amended to read as follows: (B) Credit for families participating for less than the minimum hours required If a family includes a work-eligible individual who has participated in work activities for an average of fewer than 30 hours per week during a month, but at least 15 hours (or 10 hours, in the case of a single parent specified in paragraph (2)(C) of this subsection) per week of which are attributable to an activity described in paragraphs (1) through (9) of subsection (d), 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. . (b) State option To use universal work participation rate calculation (1) In general Section 407(b) ( 42 U.S.C. 607(b) ), as amended by section 201(a)(2), is amended— (A) by redesignating paragraphs (3) through (5) as paragraphs (4) through (6), respectively