Daybook

PRESIDENT BUSH

In Crawford, Texas, for Holy Week.

ECONOMIC REPORTS

10 a.m. — Bureau of Labor Statistics releases a report on the import and export price indexes for March. Location: 200 Constitution Ave. NW. Contact: 202/606-5902.

10:30 a.m. — Energy Information Administration releases its weekly petroleum status report.

Location: 1000 Independence Ave. SW. Contact: 202/586-8800.

FEDERAL AGENCIES

10 a.m. — Internal Revenue Service holds a meeting to discuss regulations on computing and defining the depreciation of assets. Location: Internal Revenue Building, seventh-floor auditorium, 1111 Constitution Ave. NW. Contact: 202/622-3110.

4 p.m. — National Council on Disability holds a meeting of the Cultural Diversity Advisory Committee. Location: NCD, 1331 F St. NW, Suite 850. Contact: 202/272-2004.

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.

SENATE COMMITTEES

9:30 a.m. — Foreign Relations Committee holds a hearing on the U.N. oil-for-food program. Witnesses include John D. Negroponte, U.S. representative to the United Nations, and Robin Raphel, coordinator in the State Department Office of Iraq Reconstruction. Location: 419 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/224-4651.

10 a.m. — Appropriations Transportation, Treasury and general government subcommittee holds a hearing on “Tax Law Enforcement and Information Technology Challenges at the Internal Revenue Service.” IRS Commissioner Mark Everson testifies. Location: 138 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/224-7363.

10 a.m. — Finance Committee holds a hearing on “Strategies to Improve Access to Medicaid and Community Based Services.” Witnesses include Sen. Tom Harkin, Iowa Democrat; Dennis Smith, acting administrator for the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services; and Carol Novak, member of the National Council on Disability. Location: 215 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/224-4515.

2:30 p.m. — Judiciary antitrust, competition policy and consumer rights subcommittee holds a hearing on “Crude Oil: The Source of Higher Gas Prices?” Witnesses include Sen. Ron Wyden, Oregon Democrat; William Kovacic, Federal Trade Commission general counsel; and John Flemy, chief economist and director of the American Petroleum Institute. Location: 226 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/224-5225.

HOUSE

On spring recess. Contact: Republican Cloakroom, 202/225-2020, or Democratic Cloakroom, 202/225-1600.

GENERAL AGENDA

Middle East growth — all day — International Monetary Fund holds a conference on “The Middle East and North African Region: The Challenges of Growth and Globalization.”

Highlights — 2:15 p.m. — Abdul Hafeez Sheik, Pakistani minister of privatization, “The Role of the Public Sector.”

Location: IMF Headquarters, 720 19th St. NW. Contact: 202/623-7300.

Bolten discussion — 8 a.m. — U.S. Chamber of Commerce holds a discussion with Josh Bolten, director of the Office of Management and Budget. Location: USCC, 1615 H St. NW. Contact: 202/463-5682.

Sea Air Space Exposition — 8:30 a.m. — Lockheed Martin holds a series of news briefings on military programs during the Sea Air Space Exposition.

Highlights — 8:30 a.m. — “Single Cell Launcher: Small Combatants’ Launcher of Choice”

10 a.m. — “Integrated Deepwater System Update”

10:30 a.m. — “Airborne and Maritime/Fixed Station Joint Tactical Radio System”

Location: Marriott Wardman Park, 2660 Woodley Road NW. Contact: 856/722-6941 or 856/912-5802.

Nextel contract — 8:30 a.m. — New America Foundation holds a discussion, “Nextel’s Spectrum Windfall: Corporate Welfare or a Boon for Consumers and First Responders?” Participants include Brian Fontes of Cingular Wireless, Pete Sepp of the National Taxpayers Union, Timothy Danahey of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Association and J.H. Snider and Michael Calabrese of NAF. Location: NAF, 1630 Connecticut Ave. NW. Contact: 202/986-4901.

Foodborne illnesses — 10 a.m. — The American Medical Association holds a news conference on “Diagnosis and Management of Foodborne Illnesses: A Primer for Physicians and Other Health Care Professionals.” Location: National Press Club, Zenger Room, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 202/789-7419.

Nigerian politics — 10 a.m. — Woodrow Wilson Center holds a discussion, “An Opposition Perspective on Nigeria’s Political Evolution.” Former Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari participates. Location: WWC, Ronald Reagan Building, 1300 Pennsylvania Ave. NW. Contact: 202/691-4140.

Uzbekistan bombings — 10 a.m. — Radio Free Europe/Radio Liberty holds a news briefing on “Understanding the Uzbekistan Bombings.” Participants include Muborak Tashpulatova of the Tashkent Public Education Center and Daniel Kimmage of RFE/RL. Location: RFE/RL, 1201 Connecticut Ave. NW, fourth-floor conference room. Contact: 202/457-6949.

Third World development — noon — The National Press Club holds a discussion on development strategies for poor nations. Jagdish Bhagwati of Columbia University and Bjorn Lomborg of Copenhagen University participate. Location: National Press Club, Zenger Room, 14th and F streets NW. Contact: 301/530-1210, 202/662-7540 or 202/258-5717.

Bin Laden hunt — 12:30 p.m. — Johns Hopkins University’s Paul H. Nitze School of Advanced International Studies holds a book discussion on “Ghost Wars: The Secret Hunt for Bin Laden.” Author Steve Coll participates. Location: SAIS, Rome Building, Room 806, 1619 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/663-5626.

Cyberspace security — 12:30 p.m. — Center for Strategic and International Studies and the Business Software Alliance hold a lecture on the importance of securing our future in cyberspace. Participants include Steve Ballmer of Microsoft, Robert Holleyman of the Business Software Alliance and John Hamre of CSIS. Location: CSIS, B-1 conference level, 1800 K St. NW. Contact: 202/775-3242.

Military construction — 2:30 p.m. — Congress holds a news conference on proposed Army and Navy construction. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison, Texas Republican, participates. Location: 138 Dirksen Senate Office Building. Contact: 202/224-5922.

Genocide warnings — 4 p.m. — American University Washington College of Law holds a discussion, “Genocide in Our Time: Ten Years After Rwanda: Early Warnings, International Responsibility and the Prevention of Genocide.” Location: Washington College, Room 603, 4801 Massachusetts Ave. NW. Contact: 202/274-4291.