BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC.
240 Greenwich Street

New York, New York 10286

July 20, 2021

BNY Mellon Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

240 Greenwich Street
New York, New York 10286

Re: Expense Limitation

To Whom It May Concern:

Effective July 30, 2021, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. ("BNYM Investment Adviser"), intending to be legally bound, hereby confirms its agreement in respect of BNY Mellon Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the "Fund"), as follows:

Until July 30, 2022, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. will waive receipt of its fees and/or assume the direct expenses of the Fund so that the direct expenses of none of its classes (excluding Rule 12b-1 fees, shareholder services fees, taxes, interest, brokerage commissions, commitment fees on borrowings and extraordinary expenses) exceed 0.39%. On or after July 30, 2022, BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. may terminate this expense limitation at any time.

This Agreement may only be amended by agreement of the Fund, upon the approval of the Board of Directors of the Fund and BNYM Investment Adviser to lower the net amounts shown and may only be terminated prior to July 30, 2022, in the event of termination of the Management Agreement between BNYM Investment Adviser and the Fund.

BNY MELLON INVESTMENT ADVISER, INC.

By: /s/ James Bitetto
                                                          James Bitetto

          Secretary

Accepted and Agreed To:

BNY MELLON SHORT-INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

By: /s/ James Windels

         James Windels
         Treasurer

CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT REGISTERED PUBLIC ACCOUNTING FIRM

We consent to the reference to our firm under the captions "Financial Highlights" in the Prospectuses and "Counsel and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm" in the Statement of Additional Information and to the incorporation by reference in Post-Effective Amendment No. 65 to the Registration Statement (Form N-1A Nos. 33-11752 and 811-05021) of our report dated May 26, 2021 on the financial statements and financial highlights of BNY Mellon Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond (the “Fund”) included in the Fund’s annual report for the fiscal year ended March 31, 2021.

/s/ ERNST & YOUNG LLP

New York, New York

July 23, 2021

BNY MELLON SHORT-INTERMEDIATE MUNICIPAL BOND FUND

Rule 18f-3 Plan

Rule 18f-3 under the Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (the "1940 Act"), requires that the Board of an investment company desiring to offer multiple classes pursuant to said Rule adopt a plan setting forth the separate arrangement and expense allocation of each class, and any related conversion features or exchange privileges.

BNY Mellon Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund (the "Fund") desires to offer multiple classes in accordance with Rule 18f-3, and the Fund's Board, including a majority of the Board members who are not "interested persons" (as defined in the 1940 Act), has determined that the following plan is in the best interests of each class individually and the Fund as a whole:

1.              Class Designation: Fund shares shall be divided into Class A, Class D, Class I and
Class Y.

2.              Differences in Services: The services offered to shareholders of each Class, as described in the Fund's prospectus or statement of additional information, shall be substantially the same, except that Rights of Accumulation, Letter of Intent and Reinvestment Privilege shall be available only to holders of Class A shares, Checkwriting services shall be available only to holders of Class A and Class D shares and Express Voice-Activated System shall be available only to holders of Class D shares. Automatic Asset Builder, Payroll Savings Plan, Government Direct Deposit, Dividend Sweep, Auto-Exchange Privilege and Automatic Withdrawal Plan are not available for Class Y shares.

3.              Differences in Distribution Arrangements: Class A shares are designed primarily for investors who are investing through a third party, such as a bank, broker-dealer or financial adviser. Class D shares are designed primarily for investors who are investing directly with the Fund through the Fund's Distributor or other entities that have entered into agreements with the Distributor to sell such shares. Class I and Class Y shares are available only to limited types of investors, described below.

Class A shares shall be offered with a front-end sales charge, as such term is defined under the Conduct Rules of the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (the "FINRA Conduct Rules"), and a

deferred sales charge (a "CDSC"), as such term is defined under the FINRA Conduct Rules, may be assessed on certain redemptions of Class A shares, including Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of $250,000 or more. The amount of the sales charge and the amount of and provisions relating to the CDSC pertaining to the Class A shares are set forth on Schedule A attached hereto. Class A shares also shall be subject to a Shareholder Services Plan as set forth on Schedule A hereto.

Class D shares shall be offered at net asset value and shall be subject to an annual distribution and service fee under a Service Plan adopted pursuant to Rule 12b-1 under the 1940 Act. The amount of the fees under the Service Plan are set forth on Schedule B attached hereto.

Class I shares shall be offered at net asset value only to (i) bank trust departments, trust companies and insurance companies that have entered into agreements with the Fund's Distributor to offer Class I shares to their clients, (ii) law firms or attorneys acting as trustees or executors/administrators, (iii) foundations and endowments that make an initial investment in the Fund of at least $1 million, (iv) advisory fee-based accounts offered through financial intermediaries who, depending on the structure of the selected advisory platform, make Class I shares available, (v) certain institutional clients of an investment advisory subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation approved by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., (vi) U.S.-based employees of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, Board members of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and Board members of funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds, and the spouse, domestic partner or minor child of any of the foregoing, subject to certain requirements described in the Fund's prospectus or statement of additional information, (vii) clients of financial intermediaries effecting transactions in Class I shares through their brokerage platforms solely as a broker in an agency capacity for their clients and that have entered into an agreement with the Fund's Distributor, and (viii) unaffiliated investment companies approved by the Fund's Distributor.

Class Y shares shall be offered at net asset value only to (i) institutional investors, acting for themselves or on behalf of their clients, that make an initial investment in Class Y shares of the Fund of at

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least $1 million, (ii) certain qualified or non-qualified employee benefit plans, including 401(k), 403(b)(7), Keogh, pension, profit-sharing and other deferred compensation plans, whether established by corporations, partnerships, sole proprietorships, non-profit entities, trade or labor unions, or state and local governments ("Retirement Plans"), or certain recordkeepers of Retirement Plan platforms that maintain plan level or super-omnibus accounts with the Fund, provided that, in each case, they make an initial investment in Class Y shares of the Fund of at least $1 million per plan sponsor or per super-omnibus account or have, in the opinion of BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc., adequate intent and availability of assets to reach a future level of investment of $1 million or more in Class Y shares of the Fund, (iii) certain institutional clients of an investment advisory subsidiary of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, provided that such clients are approved by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. and make an initial investment in Class Y shares of the Fund of at least $1 million, and (iv) certain funds in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds and series of BNY Mellon Funds Trust.

4.              Expense Allocation: The following expenses shall be allocated, to the extent practicable, on a Class-by-Class basis: (a) fees under the Distribution Plan, Service Plan and Shareholder Services Plan; (b) printing and postage expenses related to preparing and distributing materials, such as shareholder reports, prospectuses and proxies, to current shareholders of a specific Class; (c) Securities and Exchange Commission registration fees incurred by a specific Class; (d) the expense of administrative personnel and services as required to support the shareholders of a specific Class; (e) litigation or other legal expenses relating solely to a specific Class; (f) transfer agent fees identified by the Fund's transfer agent as being attributable to a specific Class; and (g) Board members' fees incurred as a result of issues relating to a specific Class.

5.              Conversion Features: No Class shall be subject to any automatic conversion feature. Shares of one Class of the Fund may be converted into shares of another Class of the Fund, provided the shareholder requesting the conversion meets the eligibility requirements for the purchase of the new Class of shares of the Fund. Except as otherwise provided in the Fund's prospectus, shares subject to a CDSC or a redemption fee at the time of the requested conversion shall not be eligible for conversion. Class Y

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shares held by investors who are not eligible to purchase Class Y shares shall be converted to a Class of shares such an investor is eligible to purchase.

6.              Exchange Privileges: Shares of a Class shall be exchangeable only for (a) shares of the same Class of other investment companies managed or administered by BNY Mellon Investment Adviser, Inc. or its affiliates as specified from time to time and, except for shares held through financial intermediary brokerage platforms, (b) shares of certain other Classes of such investment companies or shares of certain other investment companies as specified from time to time.

Dated: October 10, 2002

Amended as of: May 5, 2020

Revised as of: March 2, 2021

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SCHEDULE A

Front-End Sales Charge—Class A Shares—The public offering price for Class A shares, except as otherwise set forth herein, shall be the net asset value per share of Class A plus a sales load as shown below:

Contingent Deferred Sales Charge—Class A Shares—A CDSC of 1.00% shall be assessed, except as set forth below, at the time of redemption of Class A shares purchased without an initial sales charge as part of an investment of at least $250,000 and redeemed within one year of the date of purchase. No CDSC shall be imposed to the extent that the net asset value of the Class A shares redeemed does not exceed (i) the current net asset value of Class A shares of the Fund acquired through reinvestment of Fund dividends or capital gain distributions, plus (ii) increases in the net asset value of the shareholder's Class A shares above the dollar amount of all payments for the purchase of Class A shares of the Fund held by such shareholder at the time of redemption. Letter of Intent and Rights of Accumulation, to the extent offered, shall apply to purchases of Class A shares subject to a CDSC.

If the aggregate value of the Class A shares redeemed has declined below their original cost as a result of the Fund's performance, a CDSC may be applied to the then-current net asset value rather than the purchase price.

In determining whether a CDSC is applicable to a redemption, the calculation shall be made in a manner that results in the lowest possible rate. Therefore, it shall be assumed that the redemption is made first of amounts representing Class A shares of the Fund acquired pursuant to the reinvestment of Fund dividends and distributions; then of amounts representing the increase in net asset value of Class A shares above the total amount of payments for the purchase of Class A shares made during the preceding 12 months; and finally, of amounts representing the cost of Class A shares held for the longest period of time.

Class A shares of the Fund may be purchased directly from the Fund or through a financial intermediary, other than Ameriprise Financial, Baird, Edward Jones, Janney, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, OPCO, Raymond James or Stifel (as defined below), at net asset value without a front-end sales charge by the following individuals and entities:

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SCHEDULE A (continued)

Class A shares of the Fund may be purchased at net asset value without payment of a sales charge by the following individuals and entities, if such shares are purchased directly from the Fund for accounts maintained with the Fund:

Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares of the Fund purchased through Ameriprise Financial

Shareholders purchasing Class A shares of the Fund through an Ameriprise Financial platform or account may purchase Class A shares at net asset value without payment of a front-end sales charge as follows:

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SCHEDULE A (continued)

Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares of the Fund purchased through Robert W. Baird & Co. (Baird)

Shareholders purchasing Class A shares of the Fund through a Baird platform or account may purchase Class A shares at net asset value without payment of a front-end sales charge as follows:

Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares of the Fund purchased on the Edward Jones commission and fee-based platforms

Shareholders purchasing Class A shares of the Fund on the Edward Jones commission and fee-based platforms may purchase Class A shares at net asset value without payment of a sales charge as follows:

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SCHEDULE A (continued)

Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares of the Fund purchased through a Janney Montgomery Scott LLC (Janney) brokerage account

Shareholders purchasing Class A shares of the Fund through a Janney brokerage account may purchase Class A shares at net asset value without payment of a front-end sales charge as follows:

• Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions of the Fund (but not of any other fund in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds).
• Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Janney or its affiliates and their family members as designated by Janney.

Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares of the Fund purchased through Merrill Lynch

Shareholders purchasing Class A shares of the Fund through an omnibus account maintained with Merrill Lynch may purchase Class A shares at net asset value without payment of a front-end sales charge as follows:

SCHEDULE A (continued)

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Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares of the Fund purchased through Morgan Stanley Wealth Management

Shareholders purchasing Class A shares of the Fund through a Morgan Stanley Wealth Management transactional brokerage account may purchase Class A shares at net asset value without payment of a front-end sales charge as follows:

Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares of the Fund purchased through Oppenheimer & Co. Inc. (OPCO)

Shareholders purchasing Class A shares of the Fund through an OPCO platform or account purchase Class A shares at net asset value without payment of a front-end sales charge as follows:

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• Shares purchased by employer-sponsored retirement, deferred compensation and employee benefit plans (including health savings accounts) and trusts used to fund those plans, provided that the shares are not held in a commission-based brokerage account and shares are held for the benefit of the plan.

• Shares purchased through an OPCO affiliated investment advisory program.
• Shares purchased through reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions when purchasing shares of the Fund (but not of any other fund in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds).
• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions of shares of a fund in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end sales charge or CDSC (i.e., Right of Reinstatement).
• A shareholder in the Fund's Class C shares will have their shares converted at NAV to Class A shares (or the appropriate share class) of the Fund if the shares are no longer subject to a CDSC and the conversion is in line with the policies and procedures of OPCO.
• Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of OPCO or its affiliates and their family members.
• Board members of the Fund, and employees of the Fund's investment adviser or any of its affiliates, as described in the Fund's prospectus.

Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares of the Fund purchased through Raymond James & Associates, Inc., Raymond James Financial Services or Raymond James affiliates (Raymond James)

Shareholders purchasing Class A shares of the Fund through a Raymond James platform or account, or through an introducing broker-dealer or independent registered investment adviser for which Raymond James provides trade execution, clearance and/or custody services, may purchase Class A shares at net asset value without payment of a front-end sales charge as follows:

• Shares purchased through a Raymond James investment advisory program
• Shares purchased within the BNY Mellon Family of Funds, including shares of the Fund, through a systematic reinvestment of dividends and capital gains distributions of the Fund
• Shares purchased by employees and registered representatives of Raymond James and their family members as designated by Raymond James
• Shares purchased from the proceeds of redemptions of shares of a fund in the BNY Mellon Family of Funds, provided (1) the repurchase occurs within 90 days following the redemption, (2) the redemption and purchase occur in the same account, and (3) redeemed shares were subject to a front-end sales charge or CDSC (i.e., Right of Reinstatement)

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SCHEDULE A (continued)

Front-end sales charge waivers on Class A shares purchased through Stifel, Nicolaus & Co, Incorporated (Stifel)

Shareholders purchasing Class A shares of the Fund through a Stifel platform or account purchase Class A shares at net asset value without payment of a front-end sales charge in accordance with the waivers provided in the Fund's prospectus; provided, however that such shareholders may purchase Class A shares at net asset value without payment of a sales charge as follows:

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Waiver of CDSC—Except as set forth below, the CDSC shall be waived in connection with (a) exchanges of shares, except if shares acquired by exchange are then redeemed within the period during which a CDSC would apply to the initial shares purchased, (b) redemptions made within one year after the death or disability, as defined in Section 72(m)(7) of the Code, of the shareholder, (c) redemptions by Retirement Plans, provided that the shares being redeemed were purchased through a financial intermediary that performs recordkeeping or other administrative services for the Retirement Plan and has entered into an agreement with the Fund's Distributor relating to such services, or were purchased directly from the Fund for accounts maintained with the Fund, (d) redemptions as a result of a combination of any investment company with the Fund by merger, acquisition of assets or otherwise, (e) redemptions made as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, and (f) redemptions pursuant to any systematic withdrawal plan as described in the Fund's prospectus. If a CDSC waiver is discontinued, Fund shares subject to a CDSC which were purchased prior to the termination of such waiver shall have the CDSC waived as provided in the Fund's prospectus at the time of the purchase of such shares.

CDSC Waivers Available Through Baird—Fund shares purchased through a Baird platform or account will be eligible only for the following CDSC waivers: (a) redemptions made upon the death or disability of the shareholder; (b) redemptions made through the Automatic Withdrawal Plan as described in the Fund's prospectus; (c) redemptions made in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account; (d) redemptions made as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code; (e) redemptions made to pay Baird fees, but only if the redemption is initiated by Baird; and (f) shares acquired through a Right of Reinstatement.

CDSC Waivers Available Through Edward Jones—Fund shares purchased on the Edward Jones commission and fee-based platforms are eligible only for the following CDSC waivers: (a) redemptions made upon the death or disability of the shareholder, (b) redemptions made through a systematic withdrawal plan, if such redemptions do not exceed 10% of the value of the account annually, (c) redemptions made in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account, (d) redemptions made as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts if the redemption is taken in or after the year the shareholder reaches qualified age based on applicable IRS regulations, (e) redemptions made to pay Edward Jones fees or costs, but only if the redemption is initiated by Edward Jones, (f) exchanges of shares in an Edward Jones fee-based program, (g) shares acquired through a Right of Reinstatement, and (h) shares redeemed at the discretion of Edward Jones for accounts not meeting Edward Jones' minimum balance requirements.

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SCHEDULE A (continued)

CDSC Waivers Available Through Janney—Fund shares purchased through Janney brokerage account are eligible only for the following CDSC waivers: (a) redemptions made upon the death or disability of the shareholder, (b) redemptions made through the Automatic Withdrawal Plan as described in the Fund's prospectus, (c) redemptions made in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account, (d) redemptions made as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, (e) redemptions made to pay Janney fees, but only if the redemption is initiated by Janney, (f) shares acquired through a Right of Reinstatement, and (g) exchanges of shares for shares of the same class of a different fund, except if shares acquired by exchange are then redeemed within the period during which a CDSC would apply to the initial shares purchased.

CDSC Waivers Available Through Merrill Lynch—Fund shares purchased through an omnibus account maintained with Merrill Lynch are eligible only for the following CDSC waivers: (a) redemptions made within one year of death or disability of the shareholder, (b) redemptions made through the Automatic Withdrawal Plan, if such redemptions do not exceed 12% of the value of the account annually, (c) redemptions made in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account, (d) shares acquired through a Right of Reinstatement, (e) redemptions made as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, (f) redemptions made to pay Merrill Lynch fees, but only if the redemption is initiated by Merrill Lynch, (g) redemptions of Fund shares held in a retirement brokerage account that are exchanged for shares of a lower cost share class in connection with the transfer to certain fee based accounts or platforms, and (h) shares acquired through an exchange as a result of the shareholder's holdings moving from a Merrill Lynch affiliated investment advisory program to a Merrill Lynch brokerage (non-advisory) account pursuant to Merrill Lynch's policies relating to sales load discounts and waivers (Merrill Lynch has agreed to be responsible for any CDSC due, if applicable).

CDSC Waivers Available Through OPCO—Fund shares purchased through an OPCO platform or account will be eligible only for the following CDSC waivers: (a) redemptions made upon the death or disability of the shareholder; (b) redemptions made through the Automatic Withdrawal Plan as described in the Fund's prospectus; (c) redemptions made in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account; (d) Redemptions made as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code; (e) redemptions made to pay OPCO fees, but only if the redemption is initiated by OPCO; and (f) shares acquired through a Right of Reinstatement.

CDSC Waivers Available Through Raymond James—Fund shares purchased through a Raymond James platform or account are eligible only for the following CDSC waivers: (a) redemptions made within one year of death or disability of the shareholder, (b) redemptions made through the Automatic Withdrawal Plan, if such redemptions do not exceed 12% of the value of the account annually, (c) redemptions made in connection with a return of excess contributions from an IRA account, (d) redemptions made as part of a required minimum distribution for IRA and retirement accounts pursuant to the Internal Revenue Code, (e) redemptions made to pay Raymond James fees, but only if the redemption is initiated by Raymond James, (f) shares acquired through a Right of Reinstatement, and (g) exchanges of shares, except if shares acquired by exchange are then redeemed within the period during which a CDSC would apply to the initial shares purchased.

Amount of Shareholder Services Plan Fees—Class A Shares—.25 of 1% of the value of the average daily net assets of Class A.

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SCHEDULE B

Amount of Service Plan Fees—Class D Shares—.10 of 1% of the value of average daily net assets of Class D.

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Personal Securities Trading Policy

Level 3 Policy

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Personal Securities Trading Policy

POLICY NUMBER: I-A-045

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Personal Securities Trading Policy

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Personal trading investments can lead to actual or perceived conflicts of interest which can undermine the integrity of the actions of the Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, its subsidiaries and affiliates that are majority owned (the “Firm”).

The Firm is subject to various laws and/or regulations governing the personal trading of Securities/Financial Instruments (as defined in Section 7.1 of this Policy and collectively referenced as “securities”). The Firm has established limitations on personal trading so that employees’ personal securities investments are conducted in compliance with the applicable rules and regulations and are free from actual or perceived conflicts of interest.

This Policy sets out the global minimum obligations and restrictions related to personal securities transactions for all employees, including requirements and prohibitions related to the following:

This Policy also articulates additional requirements and restrictions for Monitored Employees who are likely to receive Firm or client information as normal course in their roles. These additional responsibilities include, but are not limited to, the following:

This Policy applies to all employees of the Firm when trading in securities unless such securities are listed as “Exempt” under Section 7.1. Where indicated, this Policy may also apply to “Indirect Accounts,” as defined in Section 7.1 of this Policy.

An employee is defined as a Director (excluding non-employees), Officer, Agent, Temporary Worker, Contractor, Intern or any other person who works for the Firm, regardless of their duration of employment or contract.

Where business/country-specific requirements are more stringent than those set out within this Policy, the business or country-specific rules prevail and you must also comply with such rules.

Failure to comply with any requirement in this Policy may subject you to discipline, up to and including termination of employment and referral to law enforcement, when required.

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You must not put your own interests ahead of the Firm and its clients. You must, comply with all applicable legal requirements, securities laws and the Code of Conduct. Employees must treat all Firm and client information as confidential. Refer to the Firm’s Code of Conduct for additional guidance. You are prohibited from placing transactions in securities if this would create, or be perceived to create a conflict of interest between you, your clients or the Firm. In accordance with securities and/or Market Abuse laws, you are prohibited from engaging in Insider Trading, trading while in possession of Material Non-Public Information (MNPI) as defined by the Firm’s Information Barrier Policy (I-A-046), Front Running (as defined in Section 7.1 of this Policy) or any other potential market manipulative trading activity.

If you possess MNPI or have knowledge about client holdings, transactions, or recommendations, you must not:

If you invest or trade in Firm securities, you must be aware of your responsibilities and be sensitive to even the appearance of impropriety. The following prohibitions apply to all transactions in the Firm’s publicly traded securities, whether owned directly (i.e., in your name) or indirectly (see definition of Indirect Ownership in Section 7.1 of this Policy. The following activities are prohibited:

You must be sensitive to any impropriety in connection with your personal securities transactions in securities of any issuer, including those owned indirectly (see Indirect Ownership defined in Section 7.1). You are prohibited from:

You are prohibited from acquiring securities through an allocation by the underwriter of an IPO without the prior approval of the Employee Compliance/Securities Trading Conduct group. Approval is only likely to be given in the following circumstances:

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Approval may not be available to employees of registered broker-dealers due to certain laws and regulations (e.g., FINRA rules in the U.S.). If you have any questions as to whether a particular offering constitutes an IPO, consult the Employee Compliance/Securities Trading Conduct group before submitting an indication of interest to purchase the security.

You are prohibited from acquiring any security in a private placement unless you obtain prior written approval from the Employee Compliance/Securities Trading Conduct group, your Manager and Compliance Officer. Refer to MySource to obtain a copy of the Private Placement/Volcker Covered Fund to initiate the approval request Additional requirements include:

You are prohibited from acquiring any initial or subsequent investment in a Firm affiliated Volcker Covered Fund (Refer to the Volcker Compliance site on MySource) unless you obtain prior written approval from the Employee Compliance/Securities Trading Conduct group, your Manager and Compliance Officer. Unless your job duties are directly related to providing investment advisory, commodity trading advisory or “other services” to the fund, your investment in such funds will not be permitted. Refer to MySource for a copy of the Private Placement/Volcker Covered Fund request form.

If you are newly hired and you hold an investment (either directly or indirectly) in an affiliated Firm Volcker Covered Fund you must receive permission to continue to hold that investment. You must disclose your investment within 30 calendar days of your hire date. Refer to MySource for a copy of the Private Placement/Volcker Covered Fund request form. You may be required to divest your ownership interest.

If you are determined to be at risk for receiving Firm or client information as described below, your personal trading and accounts where you have Indirect Ownership (as defined in Section 7.1) are required to be monitored

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and you are thus deemed a Monitored Employee. There are strict limitations on such trading for Monitored Employees as further described in Section 4.4.

Monitored Employees are employees who, as a routine and normal course of their job:

The Firm has assigned Monitored Employees a classification that will correspond to the type of information they routinely are exposed to as performing their job duties. They are as follows:

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In addition to the requirements which apply to all employees as described in Section 3.1 of this Policy, all Monitored Employees are also subject to the additional requirements noted below. These requirements apply to all securities accounts and holdings, for which you have direct and indirect ownership.

You are required to file various reports via the Personal Trading Assistant (PTA), the Firm’s electronic personal trading monitoring system. Required reports must also include any securities (except those deemed exempt as defined in Section 7.1), held outside of an account (for example, if you hold physical securities outside of a brokerage account, you must report those securities). You are required to file the following reports in order to be in compliance with the Policy:

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Further reporting requirements for ADM and Investment Employees include:

Monitored Employees are required to provide duplicate statements and trade confirmations directly to the Firm. You must adhere to the following requirements:

Note: The approved broker requirement for employees based in the U.K. or India will be effective June 30, 2021.

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ADM and Investment Employees will generally not be given preclearance approval to execute a transaction in any security that appears on their business unit’s Blackout List (as defined in Section 7.1).

If you have an account fully managed by a third-party (you have an investment management, trust or similar agreement) which specifically documents in writing that you are unable to direct trades in the account, you must contact the Employee Compliance/Securities Trading Conduct group to determine if the account is eligible for exclusion from the reporting requirements, providing duplicate account statements/trade confirms or preclearance requirements noted within this Policy. You must comply with all provisions of the Policy until the Employee Compliance/Securities Trading Conduct group deems the account to be excluded in writing.

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If your account is approved as managed, you are required to complete an annual certification in PTA attesting that the account continues to be maintained under the account provisions the Employee Compliance/Securities Trading Conduct group relied upon to provide approval. In addition, you are required to provide copies of statements to the Employee Compliance/Securities Trading Conduct group when requested.

Example: Transactions resulting in a position that is liquidated (sell), and then a new position is re-established (buy), would meet the criteria for a profit disgorgement.

Every quarter the Firm imposes a restriction on PREG employees. As such, you are prohibited from trading in the Firm’s securities from 12:01 AM Eastern Standard Time, on the 15th day of the month preceding the end of each calendar quarter through the first trading day after the public announcement of the Firm’s earnings for that quarter.

For example, if earnings are released on Wednesday at 9:30 AM Eastern Standard Time, you may not trade the Firm’s securities until Thursday at 9:30 AM Eastern Standard Time. Non-trading days, such as weekends or holidays, are not counted as part of the restricted period. At its discretion, the Firm may extend the blackout period for some or all PREG Employees. You will be notified if there is such an extension.

The Blackout Period includes trades in various employee plans. Specifically, you may not make payroll deductions, investment elections changes or reallocation of balances that might impact your holdings in company stock in the BNY Mellon 401(k) Plan; you may not exercise options granted through the employee incentive compensation or similar plan; you may not enroll in, or make payroll deduction changes, in your Employee Stock Purchase Plan.

If you trade Firm securities made during the Blackout Period, you must unwind the trade and surrender profits as determined by the Firm in its sole discretion. Any losses due to the unwinding are yours to incur. Further, you may be subject to disciplinary action or referral to law enforcement when necessary.

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Management of the Firm’s Business and Corporate Staff groups are responsible for:

The Employee Compliance/Securities Trading Conduct group is responsible for:

Compliance Officers are responsible for:

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Personal Securities Trading Policy

POLICY NUMBER: I-A-045

The Legal Department is responsible for providing legal analysis of new and revised legislation of all jurisdictions regarding personal securities trading laws and regulations and participating in the review of material policy amendments.

The Technology Department is responsible for providing support for internally hosted applications so that systems function properly, including various files are properly loaded into the system, developing an alert process to detect any failed or non-received files, and adequately testing all software updates or hardware installations.

Failure to comply with any aspect of this Policy may result in the imposition of serious sanctions and employee will be issued a violation notice. You may also receive additional sanctions, which include, but are not limited to, the disgorgement of profits, cancellation of trades, selling of positions, and suspension of personal trading privileges, and may result in an employee being subject to corrective action as outlined in Managing Performance and Conduct Through Corrective Action (II-H-610-US) for U.S.-based employees (or the applicable corrective action policy for non-U.S. based employees),¹ up to and including termination of employment and referral to law enforcement, when required.

If you know of or suspect a violation of this Policy has occurred, immediately contact the Employee Compliance/Securities Trading Conduct group or your Compliance Officer. You may also report known or suspected violations anonymously through the Firm’s Ethics Help Line or Ethics Hot Line.

Amendments to or waivers of any requirements discussed above are at the discretion of the Chief Compliance Officer or their designee. When required, the concurrence of other officers or directors of the Firm may also be needed. Any waiver or exemption must be evidenced in writing to be valid.

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¹       View the Policies Portal or consult your local HR Partner for the policy for the relevant jurisdiction.

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This Level 3 Policy will have a mandatory periodic review of 12 months.

Note: If this Policy requires changes outside of the periodic review date AND the Policy is reviewed in its entirety at such time that the changes are incorporated, the periodic review date will be refreshed.

Ownership of this Policy lies with the Owner noted below. Questions should be directed to the Owner or Contact(s) noted below:

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POWER OF ATTORNEY

The undersigned officer or Board member of the Funds listed on Attachment A hereby constitutes and appoints James Bitetto, Deirdre Cunnane, Sarah S. Kelleher, Bennett A. MacDougall, Jeff S. Prusnofsky, Amanda C. Quinn, Peter M. Sullivan and Natalya Zelensky, and each of them, with full power to act without the other, his or her true and lawful attorney-in-fact and agent, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him or her and in his or her name, place and stead, in any and all capacities (until revoked in writing), to sign the Fund's Registration Statement on Form N-1A (and any and all amendments, including post-effective amendments, thereto), and to file the same, with all exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and every act and thing ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of them, or their or his or her substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by virtue hereof.

Effective March 31, 2021, this document hereby revokes in its entirety any Power of Attorney executed by the undersigned with regard to the same subject matter.

Except as otherwise specifically provided herein, this Power of Attorney shall not in any manner revoke in whole or in part any power of attorney that the persons whose signatures appear below previously executed. This Power of Attorney shall not be revoked by any subsequent power of attorney that the persons whose signatures appear below may execute, unless such subsequent power specifically provides that it revokes this Power of Attorney by referring to the date of execution of this document or specifically states that the instrument is intended to revoke all prior powers of attorney.

ATTACHMENT A

CitizensSelect Funds

Dreyfus AMT-Free Municipal Cash Management Plus

Dreyfus AMT-Free New York Municipal Cash Management

Dreyfus Cash Management

Dreyfus Government Cash Management Funds

Dreyfus Institutional Liquidity Funds

Dreyfus Institutional Preferred Money Market Funds

Dreyfus Institutional Reserves Funds

BNY Mellon Investment Grade Funds, Inc.

BNY Mellon Investment Portfolios

Dreyfus Liquid Assets, Inc.

BNY Mellon Opportunity Funds

BNY Mellon Short-Intermediate Municipal Bond Fund

Dreyfus Tax Exempt Cash Management Funds

Dreyfus Treasury Obligations Cash Management Fund

Dreyfus Treasury Securities Cash Management

BNY Mellon Ultra Short Income Fund

BNY Mellon Large Cap Securities Fund, Inc.

BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Fund, Inc.

BNY Mellon Sustainable U.S. Equity Portfolio, Inc.