Each commissioner shall receive a salary, payable in the same manner as the salaries of the judges of the courts of the United States. The commission shall appoint a secretary, who shall receive a salary, and it shall have authority to employ and fix the compensation of such attorneys, special experts, examiners, clerks, and other employees as it may from time to time find necessary for the proper performance of its duties and as may be from time to time appropriated for by Congress. With the exception
(a) Where the certification issued prior to January 1, 2003: A declaration pursuant to Labor Code section 1164(a)(1) may be filed with the Board by either the agricultural employer or the certified labor organization at any time at least 90 days after a renewed demand to bargain, as defined in subdivision (a)(2). The declaration shall be served and filed in accordance with sections 20160, 20166, and 20169. The declaration shall be signed under penalty of perjury by an authorized representative of