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, Jeff Prusnofsky, Amanda C. Quinn and  Peter M. Sullivan, 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 September 16,  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.

This Power  of Attorney shall remain  in  full force and effect until either
properly revoked in writing or until such time  as  the person or persons to
whom power of attorney has been hereby granted cease(s) to be an employee of
The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation or one of its affiliates.

/s/ David J. DiPetrillo
____________________                                       September 24, 2021
David DiPetrillo
President (Principal Executive Officer)




























/s/ James Windels                                          September 22, 2021
_____________________
James Windels
Treasurer (Principal Financial and
Accounting Officer)

/s/ Joseph S. DiMartino
____________________                                       September 22, 2021
Joseph S. DiMartino
Chairman of the Board


















































/s/ Francine J. Bovich                                     September 22, 2021
____________________
Francine J. Bovich
Board Member


/s/ Andrew J. Donohue                                      September 23, 2021
____________________
Andrew J. Donohue
Board Member

/s/ Kenneth A. Himmel
____________________                                       September 24, 2021
Kenneth A. Himmel
Board Member

/s/ Stephen J. Lockwood                                    September 22, 2021
____________________
Stephen J. Lockwood
Board Member

/s/ Bradley J. Skapyak                                     September 22, 2021
____________________
Bradley J. Skapyak
Board Member

/s/ Roslyn M. Watson
____________________                                       September 24, 2021
Roslyn M. Watson
Board Member

/s/ Benaree Pratt Wiley                                    September 22, 2021
____________________
Benaree Pratt Wiley
Board Member




















































































                                              ATTACHMENT A

                                     BNY Mellon Investment Funds I
                             -BNY Mellon Diversified Emerging Markets Fund
                                  -BNY Mellon Global Fixed Income Fund
                                 -BNY Mellon International Equity Fund
                                   -BNY Mellon Small Cap Growth Fund
                                    -BNY Mellon Small Cap Value Fund
                                 -BNY Mellon Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund
                            -BNY Mellon Tax Sensitive Total Return Bond Fund
                                  BNY Mellon Investment Funds II, Inc.
                          -BNY Mellon Alternative Diversifier Strategies Fund
                                -BNY Mellon Global Emerging Markets Fund
                              -BNY Mellon Yield Enhancement Strategy Fund
                                    BNY Mellon Investment Funds III
                                     -BNY Mellon Equity Income Fund
                                 -BNY Mellon Global Equity Income Fund
                                      -BNY Mellon High Yield Fund
                                  -BNY Mellon International Bond Fund
                                  BNY Mellon Investment Funds IV, Inc.
                                   -BNY Mellon Bond Market Index Fund
                                 -BNY Mellon Floating Rate Income Fund
                           -BNY Mellon Institutional S&P 500 Stock Index Fund
                                  -BNY Mellon Tax Managed Growth Fund