Daybook

PRESIDENT BUSH

Meets with Israeli Prime Minister Ariel Sharon, the White House.

VICE PRESIDENT

Continues an eight-day trip to China, Japan and South Korea, April 9 to 16.

ECONOMIC REPORTS

8:30 a.m. — Bureau of the Census and Bureau of Economic Analysis releases the report on U.S. international trade in goods and services for February 2004. Location: 14th Street between E Street and Constitution Avenue NW. Contact: 202/482-2235.

10 a.m. — Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the real earnings for March 2004. Location: 200 Constitution Ave. NW. Contact: 202/606-5902.

FEDERAL AGENCIES

8:30 a.m. — National Ocean Service holds a meeting of the Hydrographic Services Review Panel. Topics include: The National Survey Plan: Development, Maintenance and Revision; NOAA In-house Hydrographic Surveying Capacity; Hydrographic Services Contracting. Location: Washington DC/Silver Spring Hilton Hotel, 8727 Colesville Road, Silver Spring. Contact: 301/713-2770.

9 a.m. — Food and Drug Administration holds a meeting to discuss issues related to the importation of prescription drugs. Location: Natcher Auditorium, Building 45, National Institutes of Health, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda. Contact: 301/827-3360.

1 p.m. — Bureau of Customs and Border Protection holds a meeting of the Airport and Seaport User Fee Advisory Committee to discuss future traffic trends. Location: Customs International Briefing Conference Room (B 1.5-10), Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact: 202/927-1101.

SUPREME COURT

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

SENATE

Not in session. Spring recess. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/224-8601, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/224-8541.

HOUSE

Not in session. Spring district work period. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/225-2020, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/225-1600.

GENERAL AGENDA

War on terrorism — all day — The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States holds a meeting to examine the performance of law enforcement and the intelligence community before the September 11 attacks and evaluate post-September 11 reforms in these areas.

Highlights — 9:30 a.m. — George J. Tenet, director, CIA

2:30 p.m. — Robert S. Mueller III, director, FBI

Location: 216 Hart Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/401-1627 or 202/236-4878.

Biosecurity — South and East Asia — all day — Chemical and Biological Arms Control Institute holds a conference on “Biosecurity in a Regional Context: South and East Asia.”

Highlights — noon — Brad Roberts, Institute for Defense Analysis and Zachary Abuza, Simmons College, “Regional Biosecurity Drivers: Proliferation and Terrorism”

Location: The Brookings Institution, 1775 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/296-3550.

Drug-importation issues — 9 a.m. — Health and Human Services Task Force on Drug Importation holds a third listening session on drug-importation issues. Location: National Institutes of Health, Natcher Auditorium, Building 45, 9000 Rockville Pike, Bethesda. Contact: 202/690-6343.

Rally against FEC’s proposal — 9 a.m. — The Coalition to Protect Nonprofit Advocacy holds a rally in opposition to the Federal Election Commission’s proposal that would limit free speech and nonprofit advocacy. Location: FEC, 999 E St. NW. Contact: 202/822-6070 or 202/467-4999.

Exporting Canadian drugs — 9:30 a.m. — Canadian health groups hold a press conference to express opposition to exporting Canadian pharmaceutical drugs to the United States. Location: National Press Club, West Room, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 416/788-0539 or 902/222-6930.

Prevention of gun violence — 10 a.m. — Million Mom March holds a press conference to announce local involvement in the Million Mom March for Prevention of Gun Violence scheduled for Mother’s Day. Location: Wilson High School Library, 3950 Chesapeake St. NW. Contact: 202/898-0792.

Haiti discussion — 10 a.m. — American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research holds a discussion on “Haiti: The Road Ahead.” Roger Noriega, State Department, and Mark Falcoff, AEI, participate. Location: AEI, 1150 17th St. NW. Wohlstetter Conference Center, 12th Floor. Contact: 202/862-4871.

Insurrection in Iraq — 10 a.m. — The National Press Club Newsmaker Program holds a discussion on “Insurrection in Iraq: Is Democracy Possible in the Middle East?” Daniel Brumberg, Carnegie Endowment for International Peace, and Larry Diamond, senior adviser to Iraq Administrator L. Paul Bremer, participate. Location: National Press Club, 14th and F streets NW. East Room. Contact: 301/530-1210 or 202/662-7540 or 202/903-2211.

Bush record on cutting taxes — 11 a.m. — Center on Budget and Policy Priorities holds two conference-call briefings on “Through Thick and Thin,” a comprehensive assessment of the Bush record on cutting taxes. 2 p.m. — Call repeats. William Gale, Brookings Institution; Isaac Shapiro and Joel Friedman, CBPP, participate. Location: None given. Contact: 202/408-1080.

Global warming — noon — The George C. Marshall Institute holds a discussion on “Global Warming and the Hydrologic Cycle: How is the Occurrence of Floods, Droughts, and Storms Likely to Change?” David Legates, University of Delaware, participates. Location: 2325 Rayburn House Office Building. Contact: 202/296-9655.

Eastern Europe — noon — Woodrow Wilson Center holds a discussion on “The Creation of Polities: Democratization and Intellectual History in Eastern Europe.” Josette Baer, University of Washington, participates. Location: WWC, One Woodrow Wilson Plaza, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact: 202/691-4140.

Reforming labor regulations — noon — Heritage Foundation holds a discussion on “Reforming Labor Regulations for the 21st Century.” Steven Law, Labor Department; James Gattuso, and Paul Kersey, HF, participate. Location: Heritage Foundation, 214 Massachusetts Ave. NE. Lehrman Auditorium. Contact: 202/675-1752.

America’s leadership — 12:15 p.m. — New America Foundation holds a forum on “U.S. R&D Funding Trends: Is America Losing Its Leadership Among the Innovation Nations?” John Margurger, former director, Office of Science and Technology Policy; and John Boidock, Texas Instruments, participate. Location: NAF, 1630 Connecticut Ave. NW. Contact: 202/986-4901.

Address by the administrator of the EPA — 12:30 p.m. — The National Press Club Newsmaker Program hosts an address by the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency. Michael O. Leavitt, administrator, EPA, participates. Location: National Press Club, 14th and F streets NW, Ballroom. Contact: 202/662-7551.