KPMG

KPMG LLP

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New York, NY 10154-0102

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

The Board of Trustees of

BNY Mellon Investment Funds I:

We consent to the use of our reports, dated November 24, 2020, with respect to the financial statements of BNY Mellon Tax Sensitive Total Return Bond Fund, BNY Mellon International Equity Fund, BNY Mellon Diversified Emerging Markets Fund, BNY Mellon Small/Mid Cap Growth Fund, BNY Mellon Small Cap Growth Fund, and BNY Mellon Company Small Cap Value Fund, each a series of BNY Mellon Investment Funds I, as of September 30, 2020, incorporated herein by reference and to the references to our firm under the headings “Financial Highlights” in the Prospectuses and “Counsel and Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm” in the Statement of Additional Information.

KPMG LLP

New York, New York January 26, 2021