Daybook

PRESIDENT BUSH

Presents the 2005 and 2006 National Medals of Science and Technology in the East Room of the White House. Travels to Camp David.

VICE PRESIDENT

10 a.m. — Delivers remarks, beginning at 10 a.m., at a retirement ceremony for Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Adm. Edmund P. Giambastiani Jr. at the United States Naval Academy, Worden Field, Annapolis.

ECONOMIC REPORTS

8:30 a.m. — Bureau of Economic Analysis releases the gross domestic product for second quarter 2007 (advance estimate). Location: 1401 Constitution Ave. NW. Contact: 202/606-9900.

5 p.m. — Energy Information Administration releases its weekly coal production report. Location: 1000 Independence Ave. SW. Contact: 202/586-8800.

FEDERAL AGENCIES

9 a.m. — Food and Nutrition Service holds a meeting of the National Advisory Council on Maternal, Infant and Fetal Nutrition to discuss general program issues. Location: Hilton Springfield, 6550 Loisdale Road, Springfield. Contact: 703/305-0986.

9 a.m. — State Department holds a meeting of the U.S. Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy to discuss public-diplomacy issues, including those related to Foreign Service personnel recruitment and career development and advancement. Location: Meridian International Center, 1630 Crescent Place NW. Contact: 202/203-7883.

SUPREME COURT

No oral arguments are scheduled. Contact: 202/479-3211.

SENATE

In session. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/224-8601, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/224-8541.

HOUSE

Meets at 9 a.m. for legislative business. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/225-2020, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/225-1600.

HOUSE COMMITTEES

9 a.m. — Armed Services Committee holds a hearing and mark up to require the president to develop and transmit to Congress a comprehensive strategy for the redeployment of United States Armed Forces in Iraq, and the “Military Readiness Through Stability and Predictability Deployment Policy Act of 2007.” Retired Army Gen. John Keane, former vice chief of staff, and Lawrence Korb, senior fellow at the Center for American Progress, testify. Location: 2118 Rayburn House Office Building. Contact: 202/225-4151, recorded schedule 202/225-2675.

10 a.m. — Financial Services oversight and investigations subcommittee holds a hearing on “Credit-Based Insurance Scores: Are They Fair?” Kevin McCarty, commissioner of the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation, and Eric Rodriguez, deputy vice president of the National Council of La Raza, testify. Location: 2128 Rayburn House Office Building. Contact: 202/225-4247.

GENERAL AGENDA

Constitution convention — all day — The American Constitution Society holds its national convention. Events begin at 8 a.m.

Highlights — 9:30 a.m. — Rep. Artur Davis, Alabama Democrat; Rosemary Barkett, judge of the Court of Appeals for the 11th Circuit; and Melody Barnes, executive vice president for Policy at the Center for American Progress

1:15 p.m. — Joint Economic Committee Chairman Charles E. Schumer, New York Democrat, participates in a luncheon.

7 p.m. — Yale Law Dean Harold Hongju Koh delivers remarks after the networking reception.

Location: Marriott Wardman Park Hotel, 2660 Woodley Road NW. Contact: 202/393-6189.

Purple Hearts — 10 a.m. — The Walter Reed Army Medical Center holds a ceremony to present soldiers who fought in Iraq with the Purple Heart. Location: Walter Reed Army Medical Center, 6900 Georgia Ave. NW, second-floor Main Hospital, Joel Auditorium. Contact: 202/782-7177.

Wreath-laying ceremony — 10 a.m. — The National Park Service and the Korean War Veterans Armistice Day Committee hold a wreath-laying ceremony to commemorate the 54th anniversary of the Korean War Armistice and the 12th anniversary of the dedication of the Korean War Veterans Memorial. Location: Korean War Veterans Memorial, Independence Avenue and Daniel French Drive Southwest. Contact: 202/619-7400.

Kosovo’s future — 2 p.m. — The National Press Club Afternoon Newsmaker Program holds a press conference on “Serbia’s Democratic Values and the Future Status of Kosovo” with Serbia’s minister of foreign affairs, Vuk Jeremic. Location: National Press Club, 14th and F streets Northwest. Contact: 202/662-7540; or 202/332-0333, Ext. 110.

Housing needs — 2:30 p.m. — The National Low Income Housing Coalition (NLIHC) and Oxfam America hold a briefing on “the housing needs in the Gulf Coast region and legislative solutions to address these needs.” Sheila Crowley of NLIHC and Ashley Tsongas of Oxfam America participate. Location: 538 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/662-1530.

Technology awards — 4:15 p.m. — Commerce Secretary Carlos Gutierrez delivers remarks at a reception to honor the 2005-06 National Medals of Technology Laureates’ “Spirit of Discovery, Invention, and Innovation.” Commerce Undersecretary for Technology Robert Cresanti and Commerce Undersecretary for Intellectual Property Jon Dudas participate. Location: Commerce Department, 1401 Constitution Ave. NW, main lobby. Contact: 202/482-4883.

Clinton address — 7 p.m. — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, New York Democrat, a 2008 presidential candidate, delivers remarks at the President’s Award Banquet of the National Beauty Culturists’ League Convention. Location: Hyatt Fair Lakes, 12777 Fair Lakes Circle, Fairfax. Contact: 703/875-1271.

c Compiled by FIND/AFP and The Washington Times