▁un il ater ally ▁into ▁executive ▁agre ements ▁on ▁matters ▁that ▁are ▁beyond ▁his ▁constitution al ▁authority . ▁In ▁such ▁instances , ▁an ▁agreement ▁would ▁need ▁to ▁be ▁in ▁the ▁form ▁of ▁a ▁con gression al - exec utive ▁agreement , ▁or ▁a ▁treat y ▁with ▁Senate ▁advice ▁and ▁consent . ▁ ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Supreme ▁Court , ▁in ▁United ▁States ▁v . ▁P ink ▁( 1 9 4 2 ), ▁held ▁that ▁international ▁executive ▁agre ements ▁valid ly ▁made ▁have ▁the ▁same ▁legal ▁status ▁as ▁treat ies ▁and ▁did ▁not ▁require ▁Senate ▁appro val . ▁Also , ▁in ▁Re id ▁v . ▁Cover t ▁( 1 9 5 7 ), ▁while ▁re aff irm ing ▁the ▁president ’ s ▁ability ▁to ▁enter ▁into ▁executive ▁agre ements , ▁the ▁court ▁held ▁that ▁such ▁agre ements ▁cannot ▁contradict ▁existing ▁federal ▁law ▁or ▁the ▁Constitution . ▁ ▁The ▁Case - Z ab lock i ▁Act ▁of ▁ 1 9 7 2 ▁requires ▁the ▁president ▁to ▁inform ▁the ▁Senate ▁within ▁ 6 0 ▁days ▁of ▁any ▁executive ▁agreement ▁being ▁made . ▁No ▁restriction ▁was ▁placed ▁on ▁president ial ▁powers ▁to ▁make ▁such ▁agre ements . ▁The ▁notification ▁requirement ▁enabled ▁Congress ▁to ▁vote ▁to ▁cancel ▁an ▁executive ▁agreement , ▁or ▁to ▁refuse ▁to ▁fund ▁its ▁implementation . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Cong r essional - exec utive ▁agreement ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Category : Intern ational ▁law ▁Category : Di plom atic ▁documents <0x0A> </s> ▁{{ Inf obox ▁UK ▁place ▁| country ▁= ▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁▁ ▁ ▁England