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+```release-note:enhancement
+resource/aws_s3_bucket: Update `request_payer` parameter to be configurable. Please refer to the documentation for details on drift detection and potential conflicts when configuring this parameter with the standalone `aws_s3_bucket_request_payment_configuration` resource.
+```
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