Exhibit 8.19 AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT The agreement dated May 13, 1997 between The Dreyfus Corporation and American Fidelity Assurance Company for the provision of administrative services (the "Agreement") is hereby amended as follows: 1. Paragraph 7 is...

                                                                    Exhibit 8.19

                             AMENDMENT TO AGREEMENT

     The agreement dated May 13, 1997 between The Dreyfus Corporation and
American Fidelity Assurance Company for the provision of administrative services
(the "Agreement") is hereby amended as follows:

     1. Paragraph 7 is hereby amended to read in its entirety as follows:

          "7. In consideration of the performance of the Administrative Services
     by Client, Dreyfus agrees to pay Client a monthly fee at an annual rate
     which shall equal .15 of 1% of the aggregate value of the Funds' (except
     Dreyfus Stock Index Fund) average daily net assets maintained in the Master
     Account for Client Customers, on assets up to $25 million, and .20 of 1% on
     such assets (except Dreyfus Stock Index Fund) over $25 million."

     2. Schedule A to the Agreement is hereby amended to read in its entirety as
follows:

                                   "Schedule A

Fund Code    Fund Name
---------    ---------

111          The Dreyfus Socially Responsible Growth Fund, Inc.
             Dreyfus Variable Investment Fund
108                  Growth and Income Portfolio
151                  Small Company Stock Portfolio
152                  International Value Portfolio
767          Dreyfus Stock Index Fund"

     All other terms and provisions of the Agreement not amended hereby shall
remain in full force and effect.

Effective Date:   January 1, 1999


AMERICAN FIDELITY ASSURANCE COMPANY

By:             XXXX X. XXX
Name:           Xxxx X. Xxx
Title:          President


THE DREYFUS CORPORATION

By:             XXXXXXXX X. XXXX
Name:           Xxxxxxxx X. Xxxx
Title:          Vice Chairman