Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1983

[AI summary unavailable — showing source text] Education of the Handicapped Act Amendments of 1984 - Amends the Education of the Handicapped Act ("the Act") to revise definitions. Redefines "handicapped children" to include: (1) "behaviorally disordered" children (rather than "seriously emotionally disturbed" children); and (2) language impaired children. Renames the National Advisory Committee on Handicapped Children as the National Advisory Committee on the Education of Handicapped Children. Includes the Northern Mariana Islands under the definition of "State." Replaces outdated references to the Commissioner of Education and the Secretary of Health, Education, and Welfare with references to the Secretary of Education ("the Secretary"). Establishes within the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in the Department of Education an Office of Special Education Programs to be the principal agency for administering and carrying out the Act. Provides that such Office shall be headed by a Deputy Assistant Secretary, with a specified number of persons in certain positions to assist such official. Reestablishes the National Advisory Committee on the Education of Handicapped Children ("the Advisory Committee"). Author…