[Congressional Record Volume 157, Number 76 (Tuesday, May 31, 2011)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E999]
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           RECOGNIZING THE CONTRIBUTIONS OF PETER G. LeFEVRE

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                            HON. LAMAR SMITH

                                of texas

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, May 31, 2011

  Mr. SMITH of Texas. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this 
opportunity to recognize Peter G. LeFevre. Mr. LeFevre has served in 
the Office of the Law Revision Counsel for 30 years, and has spent the 
past 7 years as the head of that Office. He will retire on June 1, 
2011.
  The job of the Law Revision Counsel primarily involves two tasks. The 
first is maintaining the United States Code. Mr. LeFevre determines 
what part of the legislation that Congress enacts every year is law of 
a general and permanent nature that should be written into the Code, 
finds the best place in the Code to put each enactment, and accurately 
restates the legislation as part of the Code. The second task is to 
revise the existing titles of the Code. Mr. LeFevre takes out obsolete 
provisions, corrects errors, clears up ambiguities, improves the 
structure, and prepares codification bills for the Judiciary Committee 
to enact the old titles as new positive law titles of the Code.
  Mr. LeFevre's leadership has earned him regard by his colleagues as 
the master of the Code. His great attention to detail, ability to 
retain detailed information, and long experience have given Mr. LeFevre 
an encyclopedic knowledge of the Code. While being respectful of the 
practices of the Office, he has simultaneously encouraged his staff to 
rethink the way things are done in order to streamline the work without 
sacrificing accuracy. He has fostered a collegial atmosphere in the 
Office, where new ideas are welcomed and given thoughtful and fair 
consideration. Mr, LeFevre's dedication to the Office of the Law 
Revision Counsel and its staff has earned him the admiration of all who 
know him.
  Mr. Speaker, I sincerely thank Mr. LeFevre for his important 
contributions to the work of the House and wish him many happy and 
fulfilling years of retirement.

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